A broken clock that loses 12 minutes every hour is set at 12:00 noon at the same time a normal clock has it's time set to 12:00 noon when the broken clock reaches midnight what will the normal clock read?

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Jermaine

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13 January, 05:22

A broken clock that loses 12 minutes every hour is set at 12:00 noon at the same time a normal clock has it's time set to 12:00 noon when the broken clock reaches midnight what will the normal clock read?

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Zoie Richmond · Answer 1

02:24 am

Explanation:

Between noon and midnight there is 12 hours. After 12 hours, the broken clock will be 12x12 = 144 min late.

Let's translate 144 min to hours:

144 min = 2*60 min + 24 min = 2 h 24 min

So, the normal clock will read 2 h 24 min after midnight.

Maddox Perry · Answer 2

Maddox Perry 13 January, 05:38

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2:24 am is your final answer