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Questions : The minute hand of a clock overtakes the hour hand at intervals of 65 min of the correct time. How much does a clock gain or lose in a day?

(a) 10 $10/143$ min (gain)

(b) 10 $10/143$ min (loss)

(c) 6 $10/143$ min (gain)

(d) 9 $10/143$ min (loss)

The correct answers to the above question in:

Answer: (a)

Required result = $(720/11 - x) (60 × 24 /x) $min Here, x = 65

Therefore, required result = $(720/11 - 65) (60 × 24 / 65)$ min

= $5/11 × 288/13$ min = 10 $10/143$ min gain

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Question : 1

The minute hand of a clock overtakes the hour hand at intervals of 62 min of the correct time. How much does a clock gain or lose in a day?

a) 81 $80/341$ min (loss)

b) 81 $80/341$ min (gain)

c) 80 $80/341$ min (loss)

d) 80 $80/341$ min (gain)

Answer: (d)

Required result =$ (720/11 - x) (60 × 24 /x)$ min Here, x = 62

Therefore, required result = $(720/11 - 62) (60 × 24 /62)$ min

= $38/11 × 720/31 $min = 80 $80/341$ min gain (gain as sign is positive)

Question : 2

The minute hand of a clock overtakes the hour hand at intervals of 63 min of the correct time. How much does a clock gain or loses in a day?

a) 54 $8/77$ min (gain)

b) 56 $8/77$ min (gain)

c) 53 $8/99$ min (loss)

d) 54 $8/77$ min (gain)

Answer: (b)

Method I

As we know that in a correct clock, the minute hand gains 55 min spaces over the hour hand in 60 min.

To be together again, the minute hand must gain 60 min over the hour hand.

60 min are gained in $(60/55 × 60) min = 65 5/11 min$

But they are together after 63 min.

Therefore, gain in 63 min =$ (65 5/11 - 63) = 2 5/11 min = 27/11 min$

Gain in 24 h = $(27/11 × 60 × 24/63) min = 4320/77 min = 56 8/77 min$

As result is positive, therefore clock gains 56 $8/77$ min.

Method II

In the given question, x = 63 min

According to the formula,

Required result = $(720/11 - x) (60 × 24 /x) min = (720/11 - 63) (60 × 24 /63 ) min$

= $27/11 × 60 × 8 /21 = 56 8/77 $min (gain as sign in positive)

Question : 3

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?

a) 2 p.m. on Tuesday

b) 1 p.m. on Friday

c) 3 p.m. on Thursday

d) 2 p.m. on Wednesday

Answer: (d)

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.

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

Question : 4

The minute hand of a clock overtakes the hour hand at intervals of 58 min of the correct time. How much does a clock gain or lose in a day?

a) 185 $25/319$ min (loss)

b) 185 $25/319$ min (gain)

c)  184 $25/319$ min (loss)

d) 184 $25/319$ min (gain)

Answer: (b)

Required result =$ (720/11 - x) (60 × 24 / X)$ min Here, x = 58

Therefore, required result = $(720/11 - 62) (60 × 24 /58)$ min

= $82/11 × 720/29 min = 185 25/319 min $gain (gain as sign is positive)

Question : 5

The minute hand of a clock overtakes the hour hand at intervals of 76 min of the correct time. How much does a clock gain or lose in a day ?

a) 198 $169/209$ min (loss)

b) 198 $169/209$ min (gain)

c) 199 $169/209$ min (loss)

d) 199 $169/209$ min (gain)

Answer: (c)

Therefore, required result = $(720/11 - x) (60 ×24 / 76) min$

Here, x = 76 Therefore, required result = $(720/11 - 76) (60 × 24 /76) min$

= $-116/11 × 360/19 min$

= $- 199 169/206 min$ (loss as sign in negative)

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