Question
A clock gains 12.5 second every hours. If it was set correctly at 8:00 a.m. on Sunday, what time time will it show when the correct is 8:00 a.m. on Thursday?
Answers
Reiny
From 8:00 am Sunday to 8:00 am on Thursday is 4 days or 96 hours
since it gained 12.5 seconds every hour, the clock will show 96(12.5) seconds ahead
= 1200 seconds
= 20 minutes
so the time will show as 8:20 am
since it gained 12.5 seconds every hour, the clock will show 96(12.5) seconds ahead
= 1200 seconds
= 20 minutes
so the time will show as 8:20 am