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The train station clock runs too fast and gains 8 minutes every 10 days.

How many minutes and seconds will it have gained at the end of 4 days?

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Answer: 3 minutes and 12 seconds

Step-by-step explanation: You can see 8 minutes every 10 days as a fraction (8/10). This can be simplified to 4/5, meaning that the amount of time gained will be 4/5 of the # of days that have passed. 4/5 of 4 days is 3.2 minutes, and that can be converted to 3 1/5. 60 seconds divided by 5 is 12 seconds, meaning that 1/5 of a minute is 12 seconds. Therefore, the answer is 3 minutes and 12 seconds.

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