My clock has gone wrong and chimes three times at one o clock, four times two o clock,and so on.it is also half an hour fast.what is the correct time when the clock has just chimed eight

Answer 1

Based on the given information, we know that the clock chimes three times at 1 o'clock, four times at 2 o'clock, and so on. This indicates that the clock is chiming the number of times equivalent to the hour it's supposed to be indicating.

To find the correct time when the clock has just chimed eight, we can work backwards.

If the clock chimes three times at 1 o'clock, four times at 2 o'clock, and so on, then it would chime eight times at 4 o'clock.

Since the clock is half an hour fast, we need to subtract half an hour from the time indicated by the chimes. Therefore, the correct time when the clock has just chimed eight is 3:30.