The Clock Puzzle

 

The Clock Puzzle

Question :
The Clock Puzzle

A clock loses 5 minutes every hour. If the clock is set to the correct time at noon, what time will it show when the correct time is 5:00 PM on the same day?

Take your time to think about it, and let me know your answer when you're ready by comment ! 😉




Solution:

Since the clock loses 5 minutes every hour, it loses 5×12=60 minutes (or 1 hour) over the course of 12 hours.

So, from noon to 5:00 PM, which is 5 hours, the clock will lose 5×5=25 minutes.

If the clock shows the correct time at noon and loses 25 minutes by 5:00 PM, it will show the time 25 minutes behind the correct time.

Therefore, the time shown on the clock at 5:00 PM will be 4:35 PM.


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