Question

Challenge time..!

Please come here fast, so that I can post the question...!

@mathslover @ParthKohli @Kemist @aajugdar @ganeshie8 @megprowder

Answer 1

here you go with the question...

You people got exactly three minutes to do it...

and your time starts now..

A clock is set right I p.m. If it gains one minute in an hour, what is the true time when the clock indicates 6 p/m. the same day.

Answer 2

6:05?

Answer 3

pm

Answer 4

5:56

Answer 5

@aajugdar .. please be precise...

and @Kemist ...NO....

Answer 6

1:05pm*

Answer 7

Exactly 1 min left....

Answer 8

well if you start from 1 pm
when its 2 pm it will show 2.01
....
at 5 pm...5:04
so when its showing 6 its 4 mins behind
thats 5:56

Answer 9

Time UP....

Answer 10

Omg. no way. 6:03 pm

Answer 11

I call bs.

Answer 12

Well.. The answer most close was that of @aajugdar ....

And the actual answer is
5 : 55.08 PM...XD

Answer 13

._. I don't get it.

Answer 14

hah :P

Answer 15

Show your work @Kemist ...

Answer 16

Let me show my work...

True time interval/Time interval in incorrect clock = 1/1+ hour gained in 1 hour by the incorrect clock

=>
True time interval/5 = 1/1+1/60

Solving it true time interval comes out to be
300/61 hours...

and hence
true time = 1 pm + 4 *56/61 hours..
=> 55*5/61 minutes past 5 pm...:)

Answer 17

wow
i could've never solved like that :P

Answer 18

That's too much work for me.

Answer 19

You can give medals by clicking the "Best Response" button :)

Answer 20

Hhahah.. @Kemist ...

And @aajugdar .. well your method was correct too..!
But it wouldn't have worked out if I had given options with a minor difference..!

Answer 21

maybe i'd hv calculated the increase rate per minute :P
but then again i had only 3 mins xD

Answer 22

LOL.. I don't think it even consumed like a minute...!
I took a while to write.. otherwise calculations were easy..^_^

Answer 23

yep indeed:P

Answer 24

@ParthKohli... was the question too easy for you , that you even didn't bother to answer it... :P

Answer 25

Oh, I got late.. :(

Answer 26

Yup..! Very late....^_^

Answer 27

An hour late ^^

Answer 28

@gudden <3

Answer 29

Hey Ikram...!