A clock strikes 6 times in 5 seconds. Assuming the strikes happen at equal intervals, how many seconds does it take to strike 12 times?
11 seconds
6 strikes mean there are 5 intervals between the strikes. Since 5 intervals take 5 seconds, each interval is 1 second long. To strike 12 times, there are 11 intervals, which takes 11 seconds.
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