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A Watch Which Gains Uniformly is 2 Minutes Slow at Noon on Monday and is 4 Minutes 48 Second Fast at 2 P.M on the Following Monday. When Was It Correct? - Mathematics

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Question

A watch which gains uniformly is 2 minutes slow at noon on Monday and is 4 minutes 48 seconds fast at 2 p.m on the following Monday. When was it correct?

Options

  • 2 p.m. on Tuesday

  • 2 pm on Wednesday

  • 3 pm on Thursday

  • 1 p.m. on Friday

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Solution

2 pm on Wednesday

Explanation:

Time from 12 pm on Monday to 2 pm on the following Monday = 7 days 2 h

So, the watch gains`=2+4 48/60 "min".`

`=6 4/5 "min".`

`34/5` min in 170 h

Now, `34/5` min are gained in 170 h.

∴ 2 min is gained in `70xx5/34xx2`

= 50 h = 2 days 2 hours

So the watch is correct 2 days 2 h after 12 pm on Monday i.e. It will be correct at 2 pm on Wednesday.

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