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If two hours ago it was as long after one o'clock in the afternoon as it was before one o'clock in the morning, what time is it right now?
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WHEN I SPOKE, SAY IT WAS X MINUTES AFTER 10 O'CLOCK - I.E, (60-X) MINUTES BEFORE 11 O'CLOCK. 58 - X = 2(X - 25) X = 36 THEREFORE, THE TIME WAS 10:36
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
IT WOULD BE 9:00 PM. THERE ARE 12 HOURS BETWEEN 1:00 PM AND 1:00 AM AND HALF OF THAT IS SIX HOURS. HALF-WAY BETWEEN WOULD BE 7 O'CLOCK. TWO HOURS LATER IT WOULD BE 9:00 O'CLOCK
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
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