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A watch which gains 5 seconds in 3 minutes was set right at 7 a.m. In the afternoon of the same day, when the watch indicated quarter past 4 o'clock, the true time is:

A) 4pm B) 5pm
C) 6pm D) 7pm

Answer:   A) 4pm



Explanation:

Time from 7 am to 4.15 pm  = 9 hrs 15 min = 374 hrs 

 

3 min. 5 sec. of this clock = 3 min. of the correct clock. 

 

Now 3min.5sec. is37720 hrs of this clock = 3 min.is120 hrs of the correct clock 

 

374 hrs of clock = 120×72037×374 hrs of the correct clock. 

 

  = 9 hrs of the correct clock. 

 

 The correct time is 9 hrs after 7 am. i.e., 4 pm.

Subject: Clocks - Quantitative Aptitude - Arithmetic Ability
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