Exact Time

A clock was set right at 5 am then it loses 16 minutes every day, on the 4th day when it shows 10 am, What is the exact time?
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anki_anki

  • Sep 21st, 2010
 

A clock was set right at 5 am then it loses 16 minutes every day, on the 4th day when it shows 10 am, What is the exact time?
Ans: The answer according to me should be
First of all minutes lost per hour=(16/24)=2/3minutes lost per hour, now,
First day: 5am to 5am =24 hours clock looses minutes= 16 minutes
2nd day : 5am to 5am=24 hours clock losses minutes= 16 minutes
3rd day : 5am to 5am=24 hours clock losses minutes= 16 minutes
Now on fourth day 5 am to 10 am time lost is (5 hours * 2/3)=103
Thus total time lost till 10 am of 4th day is 3*16+10/3=48 min+3min+20 sec=51min 20 sec
so the time should be 10:50:20

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