document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=320988>Question 320988</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A watch loses 2 minutes every hour. If it now shows 8:45, what time was it displaying  exactly 30 hours earlier?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "A) 3:15 B) 1:45 C) 2:15 D) 2:45 E) 3:45 </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #229912 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=josmiceli><B>josmiceli(19441)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=josmiceli><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=josmiceli><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=229912\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> 1 hr before, it showed 7:47<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2 hrs before, it showed 6:49<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3 hrs before, it showed 5:51<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "30 hrs before, it showed in minutes 8:45  - 30*60 + 30x2 = 8:45 - 1800 + 60<BR>\n" );
document.write( "8:45 - 1740 = 8:45 - 29 hrs<BR>\n" );
document.write( "8:45 - 24 hrs = 8:45<BR>\n" );
document.write( "8:45 - 5 hrs = 3:45<BR>\n" );
document.write( "The answer is E)\r<BR>\n" );
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