A clock loses exactly two minutes every hour. Exactly at midnight, it is set to the correct time. What is the exact time shown on this clock when the real time is precisely noon (12:00 PM) on the same day?
11:36 AM
From midnight to noon is 12 hours. The clock loses 2 minutes per hour, so in 12 hours it loses 12 * 2 = 24 minutes. Subtracting 24 minutes from 12:00 PM 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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