Answer: "15 minutes" .
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Start time: "3:00" .
End time: "a quarter past three" = (1/4) hr after "3:00" ;
= (1/4) * 60 minutes (after "3:00");
= 15 minutes (after "3:00").
End time: "3:15"
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The answer is: "15 minutes" .
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