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Questions : The minute hand of a clock overtakes the hour hand at intervals of 50 min of the correct time. How much does a clock gain or lose in a day?

(a) 443 $28/55$ min (gain)

(b) 433 $28/55$ min (loss)

(c) 445 $5/55$ min (gain)

(d) 444 $28/55$ min (loss)

The correct answers to the above question in:

Answer: (c)

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

Here, x = 50 Therefore, required result = $(720/11 - 50) (60 × 24/50) min$

= $(170/11 × 144/5) min$

= 445 $5/55$ min gain (gain as sign is positive)

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Question : 1

The minute hand of a clock overtakes the hour hand at intervals of 88 min of the correct time. How much does a clock gain or lose in a day?

a) 368 $112/121$ min (loss)

b) 369 $112/121$ min (loss)

c) 368 $112/121$ min (gain)

d) 369 $112/121$ min (gain)

Answer: (a)

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

Here, x = 88

Therefore, required result =$ (720/11 - 88) (60×24 /88) min$

= $-248/11 × 180/11 min = -368 112/121 min$ (loss as sign in negative)

Question : 2

A watch which gains 5 seconds in 3 minutes was set right at 7 a.m. In the afternoon of the same day, When the watch indicated quarter past 4 O' clock, the true time is

a) 59 $7/12$ min. past 3

b) 2 $3/11$ min. past 4

c) 58 $7/11$ min. past 3

d) 4 p.m.

Answer: (d)

Time from 7 a.m. to 4.15 p.m. = 9 hrs 15 min = $37/4$ hrs 3 min 5 sec of this clock = 3 min. of the correct clock.

= $37/720$ hrs of this clock = $1/20$ hrs of the correct clock

= $37/4$ hrs of this clock

= $(1/20 × 720/37 × 37/4)$ hrs of the correct clock

= 9 hrs of the correct clock

Therefore, The correct time is 9 hrs after 7 a.m., i.e. 4 p.m.

Question : 3

Between 5 and 6, a lady looked at her watch and mistaking the hour hand for the minute hand, she thought that the time was 57 minutes earlier than the correct time. The correct time was

a) 24 minutes past 5

b) 12 minutes past 5

c) 36 minutes past 5

d) 48 minutes past 5

Answer: (a)

Since the time read by the lady was 57 minutes earlier than the correct time,

so the minute hand is (60 - 57) = 3 minute spaces behind the hour hand.

Now, at 5 O' clock, the minute hand is 25 minute spaces behind the hour hand.

To be 3 minute spaces behind, it must gain (25 - 3) = 22 minute spaces.

55 min spaces are gained in 60 min.

22 min spaces are gained in $(60/55 × 22) = 24 min$

Hence, the correct time was 24 minutes past 5.

Question : 4

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

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