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IN 3 1/2 HOURS THE ALARM CLOCK HAS BECOME 14 MINUTES SLOW. AT NOON THE ALARM CLOCK WILL FALL BEHIND APPROXIMENTLY AN ADDITIONAL MINUTE. ITS HANDS WILL SHOW NOON IN 15 MINUTES ONCE THE WATER IS BOILING, TURN THE THREE-MINUTE TIMER AND FIVE-MINUTE TIMER OVER. WHEN THE THREE-MINUTE TIMER RUNS OUT, PUT THE EGG IN THE BOILING WATER. WHEN THE FIVE-MINUTE TIMER RUNS OUT, TWO MINUTES HAVE ELAPSED AND IT IS TIME TAKE THE EGG OUT OF THE WATER. YOU DON'T NEED THE FOUR-MINUTE TIMER FOR THIS RIDDLE IN 24 HOURS THE WATCH GAINED 1/2-1/3= 1/6 MINUTE. IT WOULD SEEM IT WOULD BE 5 MINUTES FAST IN 5 X 6= 30 DAYS; THAT IS,THE MORNING OF MAY 31. BUT ALREADY ON THE MORNING OF MAY 28 THE WAS 27/6= 4 1/2 MINUTES FAST. AT THE CLOSE OF THE DAY THE WATCH GAINED 1/2 MINUTE MORE, SO IT WAS 5 MINUTES FAST ON MAY 28 IF THE GIRLS HAD BEEN ON A STANDING TRAIN, THE FIRST GIRL'S CALCULATIONS WOULD HAVE BEEN CORRECT, BUT THEIR TRAIN WAS MOVING. IT TOOK 5 MINUTES TO MEET A SECOND TRAIN, BUT THEN IT TOOK THE SECOND TRAIN 5 MORE MINUTES TO REACH WHERE THE GIRLS MET THE FIRST TRAIN. SO THE TIME BETWEEN TRAINS IS 10 MINUTES, NOT 5, AND ONLY 6 TRAINS PER HOUR ARRIVE IN THE CITY