Question

a watch runs 3 minutes slow per day. find what percentage it runs slowly?

Answer 1

3/24= 1/8 IS THIS THE ANSWER

Answer 2

hi

a watch runs 3 minutes slow per day

=> 1 day = 24 hrs

lets convert it into min

1hr 60 min

24 hrs = 24*60

=> 1440 min

now ,

slow % = how much it is slow*100 / total min


=>3*100/1440

=>0.208%

hope it helps u

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