Ask a New Question

Question

An 24hour digital clock is gaining three minutes every hour .If you set it to the correct time at 6 p.m.on Saturday,when will it show the correct time again? Answer must be in full form
6 years ago

Answers

oobleck
it must gain 24 hours.
3 minutes is 1/20 hour

24/(1/20) = 240 hours = 10 days
6 years ago
oobleck
oops 480 hours - 20 days
6 years ago

Related Questions

What do we gain by having the post-processing steps available from the unix shell command line? Can... If a pendulum-driven clock gains 5.00 s/day, what fractional change in pendulum length must be made... Consider a digital clock. The first time after midnight when the three digits are all prime numbers... A 24-hour digital clock is gaining three minutes every hour. If you set it to the correct time at 6p... a digital clock on small cooking appliance keeps time by A digital clock shows either 3 or 4 digits at a time. What time do the digits have the greatest sum! A 24hr digital hour digital clock is gaining three minutes every hour. If you set it to the correct... On a digital clock there are palindromes in a 12 hour period. (A palindrome is a number that reads t... When the clock hits 8 o clock in the morning the town settles down as many people are at work and at... When the clock hits 8 o clock in the morning the town settles down as many people are at work and at...
Ask a New Question
Archives Contact Us Privacy Policy Terms of Use