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my watch gains 10 seconds every hour if it is set right on Monday at 10:30 a.m. what will it show them following Monday at 10:30 a.m.​

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Answer: 10:58 a.m.

Explanation:

To solve this problem, find how many hours will pass in the given timeframe. From this Monday to next Monday, a week will pass. A week is equal to 7 days. A day has 24 hours, so multiply 7 days by 24 hours. 7*24 = 168 hours.

Since the watch gains 10 seconds every hour, multiply 168 hours by 10 seconds. This means your watch will gain 1680 seconds over the week.

To find what time the watch will be at, first find how many minutes will pass. There are 60 seconds in a minute, so divide 1680 seconds by 60 seconds. 1680/60 = 28.

Add 28 minutes to 10:30 a.m. to get a final time of 10:58 a.m.

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