document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=3920>Question 3920</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A certain clock marks every hour by striking a number of times equal to the hour and the time required for a stroke is exactly equal to the time interval between strokes. At 6:00 the time lapse between n the beginning of the first stroke and the end of the last stroke is 22 seconds. At 12:00, how many seconds elapse between the beginning of the first stroke and the end of the last stroke?<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(A) 72<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(B) 50<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(C) 48<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(D) 46<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(E) 44<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #1720 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=longjonsilver><B>longjonsilver(2297)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=longjonsilver><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=longjonsilver><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=1720\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> At 6:00 --> STRIKE-PAUSE, STRIKE-PAUSE, STRIKE-PAUSE, STRIKE-PAUSE, STRIKE-PAUSE, STRIKE. ie 11x=22, since the strike event and the pause event is the same amount of time: so, x=2.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "At 12:00 --> STRIKE-PAUSE 11 times then a final STRIKE. This is a total of 23 events. As each is 2 seconds, then 23 will take 26 seconds. Answer=D.\r<BR>\n" );
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