From 7 AM to 5:15 PM is a total of 10 hours and 15 minutes. To break it down, that's 10 hours from 7 AM to 5 PM, plus an additional 15 minutes.
From 9:15 AM to 5:15 PM is a total of 8 hours. To break it down, from 9:15 AM to 5:00 PM is 7 hours and then adding the additional 15 minutes brings the total to 8 hours.
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The sentence should be punctuated as: Patience - it's a virtue not often seen on the freeway at 5:15 pm.
From 7 AM to 5:15 PM is a total of 10 hours and 15 minutes. To break it down, that's 10 hours from 7 AM to 5 PM, plus an additional 15 minutes.
From 9:15 AM to 5:15 PM is a total of 8 hours. To break it down, from 9:15 AM to 5:00 PM is 7 hours and then adding the additional 15 minutes brings the total to 8 hours.