Jay's favorite football game was over on Thanksgiving Day at 11:45 a.m. The Thanksgiving dinner was served at 2:15 p.m. How long after the game did Jay have to wait for dinner?

2 hours and 30 minutes

2 1/2 hours

To calculate how long Jay had to wait for dinner after the football game, we subtract the time the game ended from the time dinner was served.

The game ended at 11:45 a.m., and dinner was served at 2:15 p.m. To perform the calculation, we convert both times to a 24-hour format for simplicity.

11:45 a.m. in 24-hour format is 11:45.
2:15 p.m. in 24-hour format is 14:15.

To subtract the times, we can use the method of borrowing in basic arithmetic.

We start by subtracting the minutes:
15 - 45 = -30

Since we have a negative result for minutes, we need to borrow an hour from the hours column.

Next, we subtract the hours:
(14 - 1) = 13

Now, we combine the hours and minutes:

13:00 - 00:30 = 12:30

So, Jay had to wait for 12 hours and 30 minutes for dinner after the football game.