A clock loses 2 minutes every single hour. Exactly at midnight, it is set to the correct time. What time will the clock show when the actual correct time is 12:00 noon on the same day?
11:36 AM
From midnight to noon is 12 hours. Since the clock loses 2 minutes every hour, it loses a total of 24 minutes over 12 hours (12 hours × 2 minutes = 24 minutes). Subtracting 24 minutes from 12:00 noon gives 11:36 AM.
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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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