There are two clocks on a wall, both set to show the correct time at 6 a.m. The faster clock gains 1 minute every hour while the slower clock looses 2 minutes every hour. If the faster clock shows the time as 12 minutes past 6 p.m. on the same day, then what time does the other watch show?
Explanation:
From 6 am till 6 pm, the faster clock will gain 12 minutes, hence it shows the time as 6:12 pm. ⇒ The actual time is 6 pm.
Now, the slower clock will lose 24 minutes from 6 am till 6 pm. Hence the time it will show will be 24 minutes less than the actual time.
∴ The slower clocks will show the time as 5:36 pm.
Hence, option (d).
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