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How could she do this that the clock say the correct time twice a day ?

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A grandmother has a broken grandfather clock that is off by a minute every hour (too fast). She figures out a way, while keeping it running at the same rate, to make the clock say the correct time twice a day.

How could she do this?

posted Jun 25, 2014 by Sidharth Malhotra

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she made it run backwards.

answer Aug 16, 2018 by Nimish



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