A chemical engineer ending his shift at the factory noticed that the time is between 3 and 4 o’clock. Fifteen minutes later, he noticed that the minute hand of the clock was already ahead of the hour, a deviation from the previous position when he ended his shift where the minute was behind the hour hand. What is the exact time when he ended his shift? a. 3 : 16 : 00.0 b. 3 : 08 : 51.6 c. 3 : 19 : 03.1 d. 3 :17 : 42.3 e. None of these

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A chemical engineer ending his shift at the factory noticed that the time is between 3 and 4 o’clock. Fifteen minutes later, he noticed that the minute hand of the clock was already ahead of the hour, a deviation from the previous position when he ended his shift where the minute was behind the hour hand. What is the exact time when he ended his shift?
a. 3 : 16 : 00.0
b. 3 : 08 : 51.6
c. 3 : 19 : 03.1
d. 3 :17 : 42.3
e. None of these

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