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A clock is set right at 8 a.m. The clock gains 10 minutes in 24 hours will be the true time when the clock indicates 1 p.m. on the following day?
         
       
      
      
      
          
      
      
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         Answer: A) 48 min. past 12.         
         
Explanation: Time from 8 a.m. on a day to 1 p.m. on the following day = 29 hours. 
24 hours 10 min. of this clock = 24 hours of the correct clock. 
 hrs of this clock = 24 hours of the correct clock. 
29 hours of this clock =  hrs of the correct clock 
= 28 hrs 48 min of the correct clock. 
Therefore, the correct time is 28 hrs 48 min. after 8 a.m. 
This is 48 min. past 12.
       
      
      
      
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