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jimmaboy | 14:35 Wed 02nd Jun 2010 | Quizzes & Puzzles
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At midnight on Sunday 31 December, two analogue clocks were set at the correct time.
One clock gains one minute every hour the other clock loses two minutes every hour.
(1) When will the clocks next show the correct time as each other ?
(2) When will the clocks both show the correct time ? GOOD LUCK
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4 oclock on 10th

12 o clock on 30th
for (1) do you mean "When will the clocks next show the same time as each other ?"
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yes factor30 just looked at my question it looks a bit back to front sorry
Hi avatar- just done it in my head and I agree with 10 days for part (1). Initially I got exactly 10 days, but i was going off teh clock times not teh real time.

I did:
3 mins difference every hour.
72 mins gaps after 24 hours (1 day).
360 mins (6 hour) gap after 5 days
12 hour gap after 10 days.

I suppose clock A has gained 240 hours after 10 days. So it shows 4.00 am

Can't be bothered with last bit- oh I suppose it's 3 x as much (assuming it's a 12 hour clock not a 24 hour clock). So that's 12.00 noon on the 30th Jan
I feel sure this question has been asked here before.
Oh : similar but fractionally different.
http://www.theanswerb...s/Question897204.html
both the questions seem similar...can you please clarify it????
can anyone please clarify both the questions please???? would appreciate any help

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