Question 1201526
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Note that, with the problem exactly as written, there is no way to find the answer; the information is not presented correctly.<br>
In order to know what time the watch reads at 1:59 pm, we need to know when he set his watch to the right time.<br>
But the problem doesn't tell us that. It tells us he set his watch to the right time at the same time that he set his alarm for 6:30 -- but it doesn't tell us at what time he set his alarm.<br>
From the answer choices, it is clear that the intended information was that he set the watch to the right time at 6:30 am....<br>
So let's go with that.<br>
The elapsed time between 6:30 am and 1:59 pm is 7 hours 29 minutes, or very nearly 7.5 hours.  Since the watch loses 2 minutes every hour, it loses 2*7.5 = 15 minutes in 7.5 hours; so when the correct time is 1:59, the watch is 15 minutes behind, reading 1:44 pm.<br>
ANSWER: b) 1:44 pm<br>