Meetings at fixed intervals — deduce current time Each meeting occurs every 3 hours 15 minutes. The last meeting got over 45 minutes ago, and the next will be at 2:00 pm. At what time did Jatin receive this information?

Introduction / Context:We work backward from the next scheduled time to find the previous, then add the “elapsed since last” to find the current time.

Step-by-Step Solution:Next meeting: 2:00 pm.Interval: 3 h 15 m ⇒ previous scheduled meeting = 2:00 pm − 3:15 = 10:45 am.“Last meeting has been over just before 45 minutes” ⇒ now = 10:45 am + 45 m = 11:30 am.

Why Other Options Are Wrong:They do not maintain the exact 3 h 15 m symmetry around 2:00 pm with a 45-minute offset to “now.”

Final Answer:11.30 am