Question
Download Solution PDFA clock loses 10 minutes every hour. If the clock is set to the correct time at 7 am on Sunday, when will the clock show the correct time again?
Answer (Detailed Solution Below)
Detailed Solution
Download Solution PDFFor the watch to show correct time again, it should lose 12 hours.
It loses 10 minutes in 1 hour.
It will lose 12 hours or 720 minutes in = (720 ÷ 10) = 72 hours
So, it will show correct time again after 72 hours, which is 3 days.
Starting from 7 a.m. on Sunday, after 3 days, the clock will show the correct time again at 7 a.m. on Wednesday.
Hence, the correct answer is next Wednesday at 7 a.m.
Last updated on Jun 23, 2025
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