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  1.  A clock is set right at 8 a.m. The clock gains 10 minutes in 24 hours will be the true time when the clock indicates 1 p.m. on the following day?

    2. A.

    46 min. past 12.
    B.

    48 min. past 12.
    C.

    45 min. past 12.
    D.

    47 min. past 12.

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    Answer : Option B

    Explanation :

    Time from 8 a.m. on a day to 1 p.m. on the following day = 29 hours.
    24 hours 10 min. of this clock = 24 hours of the correct clock.
     hrs of this clock = 24 hours of the correct clock.
    29 hours of this clock =  hrs of the correct clock= 28 hrs 48 min of the correct clock.
    Therefore, the correct time is 28 hrs 48 min. after 8 a.m.
    This is 48 min. past 12.

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