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A watch which gains uniformly is 2 minutes low at noon on monday and is 4 min.48 sec fast at 2 p.m on the following monday. when was it correct ?

Correct Answer: 2 p.m on Wednesday

Explanation:

Time from 12 p.m on monday to 2 p.m on the following monday = 7 days 2 hours = 170 hours


 


Therefore, The watch gains  2 + 4 4 5  min. or  34/5 min. in 170 hrs.


 


Now, 34/5 min. are gained in 170 hrs.


 


Therefore, 2 min are gained in  170 × 5 34 × 2  hrs = 50 hrs


 


Therefore, Watch is correct 2 days 2 hrs. after 12 p.m on monday i.e it will be correct at  2 p.m on wednesday.


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