2025 Gauss 8 Problem 4

At 8:45 a.m., Aisha starts a movie that is 2 hours and 45 minutes long. If she watches the movie all the way through without a pause or a break, at what time will it finish?

\textbf{(A)}\ 10:30 \text{ a.m.}\quad \textbf{(B)}\ 11:15 \text{ a.m.}\quad \textbf{(C)}\ 11:30 \text{ a.m.}\quad \textbf{(D)}\ 10:50 \text{ a.m.}\quad \textbf{(E)}\ 10:45 \text{ a.m.}

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