A clock gaining 2 min every hour was synchronized at midnight with a clock losing 1 min every hour. How many minutes the clock (losing time) will be behind the other clock at eleven in the following morning?
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Given : A clock gaining 2 min every hour was synchronized at midnight with a clock losing 1 min every hour.
To find : How many minutes the clock (losing time) will be behind the other clock at eleven in the following morning?
Solution:
Clocls synced at mid night
hours spent till 11 AM = 11 hours
clock gaining 2 min every hour will gain = 11 * 2 = 22 mins
Clock will show 11:22 AM
clock losing 1 min every hour will loose = 1 * 11 = 11 mins
Clock will show 10:49 AM
minutes the clock (losing time) will be behind the other clock at eleven in the following morning = 22 + 11 = 33 mins
or 11:22 - 10:49 = 33 minutes
the clock (losing time) will be 33 minutes behind the other clock at eleven in the following morning
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