Question

"Best of clocks, how much of the day has gone?" asked Linda. Replied the clock, "There remains one third as much time as has gone." Given the day starts at 12:00 midnight, what is the time?

Answer 1

24 hrs * 1/3 = 8 hrs
12:00 mn + 8 = 8 am

Answer 2

No.

Answer 3

dont give out the answer! ill solve for it again

Answer 4

Okay!

Answer 5

Remember one third as much time is left not one third of the day!

Answer 6

*is gone

Answer 7

is the question complete?

Answer 8

YUP

Answer 9

CLUE: USE TRIAL AND ERROR

Answer 10

how much of the day has gone said linda

Answer 11

let x be how much of the day has passed
y be the time left

Answer 12

OKAY. the wording of the problem is harder than solving this XD

Answer 13

Ik!

Answer 14

Its like a poem or something...

Answer 15

lets wait for sir skullpatrol

Answer 16

Seems like hes got something genius coming along!

Answer 17

yea! haha
P.S. I hate these kinds of problem
getting fancy with wording XP

Answer 18

problems