Each hour, a grandfather clock strikes the number of times corresponding to the hour of the day. How Many times does the clock stirke in a day?
Answer: 156 times. Who can explain how to find?

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Each hour, a grandfather clock strikes the number of times corresponding to the hour of the day. How Many times does the clock stirke in a day? 
Answer: 156 times. Who can explain how to find?

anonymous · Answer

well if it one o'clock it would strike one time and if it was two o'clock it would strike two times and so on so you do 1+2+3+4+5+6+7+8+9+10+11+12+13+14+15+16+17+18+19+20+21+22+23+24

anonymous · Answer

Thank you