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Mr X, the President of a club arrived in a meeting at 10 minutes to 1230 hrs. Mr X came earlier by 20…

The correct choice is: “1210 hrs” “10 minutes to 1230 hrs” is 1220 hrs, so Mr X arrived at 1220 hrs. The other members arrived 20 minutes after him, at 1240 hrs. They were…

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Mr X, the President of a club arrived in a meeting at 10 minutes to 1230 hrs. Mr X came earlier by 20 minutes than the other participating members in the meeting, who arrived late by 30 minutes. At what time was the meeting scheduled?

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The correct choice is: “1210 hrs”

“10 minutes to 1230 hrs” is 1220 hrs, so Mr X arrived at 1220 hrs.

The other members arrived 20 minutes after him, at 1240 hrs.

They were 30 minutes late, so the meeting was scheduled for 1240 − 30 min = 1210 hrs.

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