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A clock runs 5 minutes slow every hour. The clock was set at the proper time 12 hours ago. The correct time now is 3 p.m. How many minutes will elapse before the clock indicates 3 p.m.?
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A clock runs 5 minutes slow every hour. The clock was set

at the proper time 12 hours ago. The correct time now is 3 p.m.
How many minutes will elapse before the clock indicates 3 p.m.?

User Brent Barbata
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2:00 because if you multiply 5 times 12, it will equal 60. Subtract 3:00 from 60 mins, you get 2:00 pm
User CHARAFI Saad
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60 minutes because 12 (hours) times the 5 minutes is 60 minutes
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