If I speak to someone from 12:30pm until 1:15pm then than that means I spoke to that person for an hour and 45 minutes right?
You spoke to that person for 45 minutes only.
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No, speaking to someone from 12:30pm until 1:15pm means you spoke to that person for 45 minutes, not 1 hour and 45 minutes. To determine the duration of the conversation, you need to subtract the starting time from the ending time.
In this case, subtracting 12:30pm from 1:15pm gives you 45 minutes. To convert this into hours and minutes, you can divide 45 minutes by 60 (since there are 60 minutes in an hour).
So, 45 minutes divided by 60 equals 0.75 hours (or 3/4 of an hour). Therefore, you spoke to that person for 45 minutes, or 0.75 hours.