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If it were three hours later than it is now, it would be twice as long until midnight as it would be if it were four hours later. What time is it now?
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7 PM. THREE HOURS LATER, IT WOULD BE 10 PM (2 HOURS TO MIDNIGHT) AND FOUR HOURS LATER, IT WOULD BE 11 PM (1 HOUR TO MIDNIGHT)
THE TIME IS 9PM (OR 21:00 HOURS) RIGHT NOW. THERE ARE 12 HOURS BETWEEN THE 2 TIMES (1PM AND 1AM), AND HALF OF THAT TIME IS 6 HOURS. SO, THE HALFWAY MARK WOULD HAVE TO BE 7PM (1PM + 6 HOURS). IF IT WAS 7PM TWO HOURS AGO, THE TIME WOULD BE 9PM NOW
THREE MEN. THE THREE MEN CHOP DOWN THREE TREES IN THREE HOURS. THE SAME THREE MEN CHOP DOWN THREE MORE TREES IN ANOTHER THREE HOURS. THIS GIVES A TOTAL OF SIX TREES IN SIX HOURS WITH THREE MEN
66 SECONDS. WHEN THE CLOCK STRUCK SIX, THERE WERE ONLY 5 INTERVALS BETWEEN STROKES, AND EACH INTERVAL WAS 6 (30/5) SECONDS. BETWEEN THE FIRST AND TWELFTH STROKES THERE WILL BE 11 INTERVALS OF 6 SECONDS EACH; THEREFORE, 12 STROKES WILL TAKE 66 SECONDS
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