A clock loses 2 minutes every single hour. If it is set correctly right now at noon, what time will it show when the correct time is midnight?
11:36 PM
From noon to midnight is 12 hours. Since the clock loses 2 minutes every hour, in 12 hours it will lose 12 * 2 = 24 minutes. Therefore, instead of showing 12:00 AM, it will show 24 minutes before midnight, which is 11:36 PM.
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