Question 982202: Arithmetic Sequence Problem:
How many times will a clock strike in one week if it strikes the appropriate number of times in each hour? Answer by Edwin McCravy(20056) (Show Source):
At 12:00 Midnight ("Saturday night", actually beginning Sunday morning),
the clock strikes 12 times.
At 1 AM Sunday morning it strikes 1 time.
At 2 AM Sunday morning it strikes 2 times.
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At 11 AM Sunday morning it strikes 11 times.
That's the sum of the integers 1 through 12.
It strikes 78 times twice a day for 7 days.
That's 14x78 = 1092 times a week that it strikes.
Edwin
