SOLUTION: A palindromic time is one that reads the same forward as it does backward. For example 12:21 and 4:04 are palindromic times. A 12hr digital clock displays all times frm 12:00 to

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: A palindromic time is one that reads the same forward as it does backward. For example 12:21 and 4:04 are palindromic times. A 12hr digital clock displays all times frm 12:00 to 11:59. Frm 12:00 noon to 12:00 noon the next day, how many palindromic times does the digital clock display?
Answer.114
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12 - 1 (0nly 1 between 12:00 and 1:00, 12:21)
1 - 6 (1:01,1:11,1:21,1:31,1;41,1:51)
2 - 6 (2:02,2:12,2:22,2:32,2:42,2:52)
3 - 6 (3:03,3:13, etc)
4 - 6
5 - 6
6 - 6
7 - 6
8 - 6
9 - 6
10 - 1 (10:01)
11 - 1 (11:11)
12 - 1 (12:00 midnight)
1 - 6
2 - 6
3 - 6
4 - 6
5 - 6
6 - 6
7 - 6
8 - 6
9 - 6
10 - 1
11 - 1
12 - 0 (12:00 noon doesn't qualify)
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----114 total
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