document.write( "Question 1062537: A clock is set right at 10AM.The clock gains 10 minutes in 24 hours.What will be the true time when the clock indicates 3PM the following day? \n" ); document.write( "

Algebra.Com's Answer #677480 by Edwin McCravy(20060) $\"\"$ $\"About$

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document.write( "The other answer is off.  Here's how I do it:\r\n" );
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document.write( "An accurate clock's minute hand sweeps through 24×60 = 1440 \r\n" );
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document.write( "The gaining clock's minute hand sweeps through 1440+10 = 1450 \r\n" );
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document.write( "So an accurate clock's time-lapse readings will be only \r\n" );
document.write( "1440/1450ths or 144/145ths of the gaining clock's time-lapse\r\n" );
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document.write( "It is a 5 hour time-lapse from 10AM to 3PM.\r\n" );
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document.write( "So the time-lapse reading of an accurate clock will be 144/145ths \r\n" );
document.write( "of 5 hours past 10AM.\r\n" );
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document.write( " hours after 10AM\r\n" );
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document.write( "Then we convert  hours to minutes:\r\n" );
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document.write( "So when the gaining clock reads 3:00, the correct time will be \r\n" );
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document.write( "2:57PM\r\n" );
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