A clock loses 2 minutes every single hour. If it is set to the correct time right now at noon, what is the exact time it shows when the actual time is 6:00 PM on the same day?
5:48 PM
From noon to 6:00 PM is 6 hours. The clock loses 2 minutes per hour, losing a total of 12 minutes (6 hours × 2 minutes). Therefore, 6 hours minus 12 minutes equals 5 hours and 48 minutes past noon, which is 5:48 PM.
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Logic riddles give you a few facts and ask what must be true. List what you know, cross out what cannot be, and see what is left.
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