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2022 AMC 10B Problem 4

A donkey suffers an attack of hiccups and the first hiccup happens at 4:00 one afternoon. Suppose that the donkey hiccups regularly every 5 seconds. At what time does the donkey’s 700th hiccup occur?

\textbf{(A) }15 \text{ seconds after } 4:58

\textbf{(B) }20 \text{ seconds after } 4:58

\textbf{(C) }25 \text{ seconds after } 4:58

\textbf{(D) }30 \text{ seconds after } 4:58

\textbf{(E) }35 \text{ seconds after } 4:58


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