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You have the misfortune to own an unreliable clock. This one gains exactly 15 minutes every hour. It is now showing.....

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You have the misfortune to own an unreliable clock.
This one gains exactly 15 minutes every hour. It is now showing 3:00 am and you know that it was correct at midnight, when you set it.
The clock stopped four hours ago, what is the correct time now?

posted May 26, 2023 by Anuradha Tabyal
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