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A clock loses 5 minutes every day. how much time will it lose in 2 hours?

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If a clock loses 5 minutes every day that means it loses 5 minutes every 24 hours. the question askes us how much it will lose in 2 hours. hours have a ratio of 12:1 so will minutes will have 5 /12 = 0.416.
it will loose 0.416 min so it will lose 25 seconds
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