2 hours 48 minutes after 8:30 a.m.___

11:18?

Right.

To find the time 2 hours and 48 minutes after 8:30 a.m., we can follow these steps:

1. Convert 8:30 a.m. to minutes. Since 1 hour has 60 minutes, we have: 8 hours * 60 minutes/hour + 30 minutes = 480 minutes + 30 minutes = 510 minutes.

2. Add the given time of 2 hours and 48 minutes to 510 minutes. We have: 510 minutes + 2 hours * 60 minutes/hour + 48 minutes = 510 minutes + 120 minutes + 48 minutes = 678 minutes.

3. Convert the total minutes back to a readable time format. Since 1 hour has 60 minutes, we divide 678 minutes by 60 to get the hours and minutes. We have: 678 minutes / 60 minutes/hour = 11 hours remainder 18 minutes.

So, 2 hours and 48 minutes after 8:30 a.m. is 11:18 a.m.