Question

A watch, which gains uniformly, is three min slow at 12 noon on Tuesday and is 5 min 35 sec
fast at 4 pm on the next Tuesday. At what time it was correct?​

Answer 1

Answer:

It will be 3 p.m. on Thursday.

Step-by-step explanation:

Given - The watch was given its uniform three minutes slowly on Tuesday at 12 noon.

Find - Enter the correct time.

The clock is 3 minutes to 3 minutes and 48 seconds faster. So it adds 3 minutes + 3 minutes 48 seconds = 6 minutes 48 seconds = 408 seconds. Gaining 408 seconds takes 170 hours (Monday 12 hours to 14 hours the following Monday). It should take 3 minutes (180 seconds) from the initial state 3 minutes later.

Well, 408 seconds 170 hours 180 seconds. time in a single profit.

The number of hours is therefore 180 170/408 = 75.

As a result, it takes 75 hours to cover 3 minutes and you will see the exact time, starting at 12 o'clock. on Monday and ending at 3 p.m. on Thursday.

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