A "slow" clock falls behind at the same rate every hour. It is set to the correct time at 4a; 00 AM. When the clock shows 5:00 AM the same day, the correct time is 5:08 AM. When the clock shows 10:30 AM that day, what is the correct time?

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Powell

11 July, 09:28

A "slow" clock falls behind at the same rate every hour. It is set to the correct time at 4a; 00 AM. When the clock shows 5:00 AM the same day, the correct time is 5:08 AM. When the clock shows 10:30 AM that day, what is the correct time?

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Herman · Answer 1

11:22 AM

Step-by-step explanation:

By means of a statement we can know that:

After an hour and 8 minutes, he stays 8 minutes behind

Which means that in 2 hours, it will take 16 minutes

If it is 10:30, it means that it is 6:30 hours later, that is to say 6.5.

therefore 6.5 x 8 = 52

Which means that at 10:30 the clock is 52 minutes late

So the correct time is 11:22 AM