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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. 


 The Watch gains 2 + 4 4 5  min.  or 34 5   min.in 170 hrs. 


Now,   34 5 min.are gained in 170 hrs. 


  2 min.are gained in 170 * 5 34 * 2  hrs=50 hrs 


 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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