SOLUTION: A watch looses x minutes every y hours. At this rate, how many hours will the watch lose in one week ?

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Question 964408: A watch looses x minutes every y hours. At this rate, how many hours will the watch lose in one week ?
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A watch looses x minutes every y hours.
At this rate, how many hours will the watch lose in one week ?
:
x%2Fy = no. min lost per hr
Find no. hrs in 1 week: 24*7 = 168 hrs
therefore
%28168x%29%2Fy = no. of min lost in 1 week
%28168x%29%2F%2860y%29 = %2842x%29%2F%2815y%29 = no. of hrs lost in 1 week