I have the misfortune to own an unreliable clock. This one gains exactly 18 minutes every hour. It is now showing 1:00pm and I know that is was correct at midnight, when I set it. The clock stopped 12 hours ago, what is the correct time now?
2006-08-08 16:03:41 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Science & Mathematics ➔ Mathematics
1 am = 1:18 am
2 am = 2:36 am
3 am = 3:54 am
4 am = 5:12 am
5 am = 6:30 am
6 am = 7:48 am
7 am = 9:06 am
8 am = 10:24 am
9 am = 11:42 am
10 am = 1:00 pm
The clock stopped when it read 1:00 pm, which corresponds to a real time of 10:00 am. That was 12 hours ago, so it is now 10:00 pm.
2006-08-08 16:13:04 · answer #1 · answered by jimbob 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I'm even more fortunate to own a broken clock whose time display never changes.
As strange as it sounds, I can mathematically prove that my broken clock, that always displays the same exact time, is more accurate than the finest atomic clocks ever created.
2006-08-08 23:12:34 · answer #2 · answered by Jay T 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
9:06 pm
2006-08-08 23:11:09 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
10:06, Austin time.
2006-08-08 23:06:39 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
10:07p.m. in McAllen, TX
2006-08-08 23:08:00 · answer #5 · answered by IPuttLikeSergio 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋