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A clock shows the time as 3:30 P.m. If the minute hand gains 2 minutes every hour, how many minutes will the clock gain by 4 a.m.?
a. None of these
b. 23 Minutes
c. 25 Minutes
d. 24 Minutes
e. 26 Minutes
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- if the minute hand gains 2 minutes in 1 hour the from 3:30 p.m-4:00 p.m it gains 1 min
then from 4:00p.m-4:00 a.m =12*2=24 total=25
ans:c(25) - 8 years agoHelpfull: Yes(22) No(0)
- ans is 26,
bcoz already time shows 3:30 so after half an hour it gains 2 mins, so now time is 4pm, then after 12 hours it gains 24 mins, so total 26 mins - 8 years agoHelpfull: Yes(1) No(19)
- Ans is d
From 3:30 pm to 3:30 am it completed 12 hours.12*2=24 Minutes
But from 3:00 am to 4:00am it will complete only 30 minutes.
So one complete hour is not completed.
Ans is 24 mins - 7 years agoHelpfull: Yes(0) No(2)
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