Question:A clock is set right at 8 a.m. The clock gains 10 minutes in 24 hours. What will be the true time when the clock indicates 1 p.m. on the following day ?
Answer Time from 8 a.m. on a day to 1 p.m. on the following day = 29 hrs. 24 hours 10 min.of this clock = 24 hours of the correct clock. `145/6` hrs of this clock = 24 hrs of the correct clock 29 hrs of this clock` = (24 xx 6/145 xx 29)` hrs of the correct clock = 28 hrs 48 min of correct clock :. The correct time is 28 hrs 48 min. after 8 a.m. This is 48 min. past 12.
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A clock is set right at 8 a.m. The clock gains 10 minutes in 24 hours. What will be the true time when the clock indicates 1 p.m. on the following day ?