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A clock loses 10 seconds in every two hours. in how many hours will it take to lose one hour​

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The watch loses 5 seconds per hour. It is 5 minutes slow. 5 minutes is 300 seconds(5 x 60). 300 seconds therefore represents 300/5 hours=60 hours. From Tuesday 10.30 AM backwards 60 hours(2 1/2 days) brings you to 10.30 PM on Sunday evening as the date and time the watch was last set.

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