document.write( "Question 292733: a train ride is 8 hours long a cuductor comes in every 2/3 of an hour how many times does he come in \n" ); document.write( "

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document.write( " of an hour is 40 minutes.  However the answer is 13, not 12, because\r\n" );
document.write( "a conductor comes in at the beginning of each of the 12 40-minute periods, and\r\n" );
document.write( "also at the end of the 12th 40 minute period.  Suppose a conductor comes in at\r\n" );
document.write( "noon, then these are the 13 times:\r\n" );
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document.write( "1. 12:00 NOON\r\n" );
document.write( "2. 12:40 PM\r\n" );
document.write( "3.  1:20 PM\r\n" );
document.write( "4.  2:00 PM\r\n" );
document.write( "5.  2:40 PM\r\n" );
document.write( "6.  3:20 PM\r\n" );
document.write( "7.  4:00 PM\r\n" );
document.write( "8.  4:40 PM\r\n" );
document.write( "9.  5:20 PM\r\n" );
document.write( "10. 6:00 PM\r\n" );
document.write( "11. 6:40 PM\r\n" );
document.write( "12. 7:20 PM\r\n" );
document.write( "13. 8:00 PM  \r\n" );
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