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If a twelve hour clock is set at the correct time on the afternoon of may 17 if the clock loses 6 minutes per day what is the next calendar day on which it will show the correct time

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Solution:

12 hours = 12 * 60 minutes = 720 minutes

Number of days lose =
(720)/(6) = 120 days

So, 17th May + 120 days = 14th Sep.

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