SOLUTION: A very annoying clock at your house chimes at the beginning of nth hour, 2n times. ( For example, at 8:00A.M. the clock chimes 16 times and at 2:00P.M. the clock chimes 28 times)
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Question 472129: A very annoying clock at your house chimes at the beginning of nth hour, 2n times. ( For example, at 8:00A.M. the clock chimes 16 times and at 2:00P.M. the clock chimes 28 times) The clock also chimes three times at half-past every hour. Determine how many times in total the clock chimes in one full day. Answer by josmiceli(19441) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! I will start the day at 1 AM
The clock chimes times
The number of on the hour chimes are: . . . to etc.
The formula for the sum of digits 1 through n is
When
Twice the sum =
3 chimes each half hour, from 1:30 AM to 11:30 PM is chimes
Total = answer
Hope I got it