SOLUTION: the time on a digital clock is 5.55. how many minutes will pass before the clock next shows a time with all digits identical?

Question 1118154: the time on a digital clock is 5.55. how many minutes will pass before the clock next shows a time with all digits identical?
Answer by josgarithmetic(39617) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Time would first show as 5:55.
The later time would show , for all digits identical, as 11:11.

11:11 MINUS 5:55, ;
11 hour 11 minutes MINUS 5 hours 55 minutes
10 hours 60+11 minutes MINUS 5 hours 55 minutes
5 hours 16 minutes

Time passage in mixed units,
5 hours 16 minutes.

Total as minutes,
316 minutes.
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