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?  Answers: A) 48 min. past 12. B) 20 min. past 12. C) 28 min. past 12. D) 18 min. past 12. E) 42 min. past 12.
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 =(24 x 6/145 x 29) 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.   48 min. past 12.nswer 48 min. past 12.
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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?