document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=175577>Question 175577</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Hi I missed this question at an employment exam. I would like to see how you would solve this: thanks!\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "A clock was exactly at 12 noon on a Saturday. The next morning, at 12 noon, the clock was already late by two minutes. How many seconds did it lose in a 30 minute time period? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "From 12 noon to 12 noon the next day -- 24 hours has expired.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Or, 48 30-minute periods<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "2 minutes = 2(60) = 120 seconds<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "that's<BR>\n" );
document.write( "120 seconds per 48 30-minute period<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "In a single 30-minute period:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "120/48 = 2.5 seconds<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Therefore,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2.5 seconds lost per 30-minute period.<BR>\n" );
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