A clock loses two minutes every single hour. Exactly at midnight, it is set to the correct time. What time will the clock show when the actual time is exactly noon on the same day?
11:36 AM
From midnight to noon is 12 hours. The clock loses 2 minutes per hour, losing a total of 24 minutes. 12:00 PM minus 24 minutes is 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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