Q. A watch loses 5 minutes every hour and was set right at 8 AM on a Monday. When will it show the correct time again?

Option
a) 9 AM on Sunday
b) 8 AM on Sunday
c) 9 AM on Saturday
d) 8 AM on Saturday

• clock will show the same time after 24 hours
  since loss of 5 min in 1 hour
  so loss of 60min(1 hr) in 12 hour
  so loss of 24 hr in 12*24 hour=12 days
  after loss of 24 hr it will again at 8 AM after 12 days
  i.e at 8 AM on sunday
  ans(b)
  
• 11 years agoHelpfull: Yes(2) No(3)
• Every day at 8 AM,watch shows the time follows:
  
  Monday | Tue | wed | Thur | Fri | Satur | sun ||
  -------------------------------------------------------------------
  8 AM(right) | 6 AM | 4 AM | 2 AM | 12 PM | 10 PM | 8 PM ||
  
  
  In watch 8 AM = 8 PM ....I Think given options contain flaw.
• 11 years agoHelpfull: Yes(0) No(1)
• For the watch to show the correct time again, it should lose 12 hours.
  
  It loses 5 minutes in 1 hour
  
  => It loses 1 minute in 12 minutes
  
  => It will lose 12 hours (or 720 minutes) in 720*12 minutes = 144 hours = 6 days
  
  => It will show the correct time again at 8 AM on Sunday
• 11 years agoHelpfull: Yes(0) No(2)
• @RAKESH, AFTER 12 DAYS IT IS SATURDAY
  MONDAY+7DAY=MONDAY
  8=T,9=W,10=TH,11=FRI,12=SATURDAY
• 11 years agoHelpfull: Yes(0) No(0)
• 8am sunday
• 5 years agoHelpfull: Yes(0) No(0)
• b may be not sure
• 4 years agoHelpfull: Yes(0) No(0)