A clock loses 2 seconds every minute. If the clock was set to the correct time at 10 in the morning, find the time shown by the clock when the correct time is 5:00 pm.
Question and options
A clock loses 2 seconds every minute. If the clock was set to the correct time at 10 in the morning, find the time shown by the clock when the correct time is 5:00 pm.
- 4:30 pm
- 4:40 pm
- 4:44 pm
- 4:46 pm
Answer and explanation
Correct answer: D - 4:46 pm
From 10 am to 5 pm is 420 minutes; losing 2 seconds per minute gives 840 s = 14 minutes lost. The clock shows 5:00 - 0:14 = 4:46 pm.
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