Question

Mathematics brain teaser

Answer 1

whoever uses Google is a smuck ;)

Answer 2

A clock loses 10 minutes each hour.

If the clock is set correctly at noon,what time is it when it reads 3 PM?

Answer 3

3PM?

Answer 4

Nope

Answer 5

2:30PM ?

Answer 6

Nope!

Answer 7

Well my assumption at first was it is ahead of time, since the clock would have only 50 minutes passed after each "hour", so just multiply 10*30, getting 3:30 pm, but that seems too easy.

Answer 8

2:50

Answer 9

You're close @Astrophysics!

Answer 10

3:40!

Answer 11

3:36

Answer 12

Because when it hits 1 the long arm will be go down to 50 then when it hits two the an hour will be 50 minutes plus it loses 10 minutes to it will go down to 40. then it hits 4 then it will still be at 40 so the answer is 3:40 :D. Am I right?

Answer 13

Actually now that I think about it, we have to figure out how many minutes the clock loses per minute.

Answer 14

Oh man this is tricky!! :O
So at REAL 3pm, the clock shows 2:30 (we've lost a half hour).
at REAL 4pm, the clock shows 3:20 (we've lost 40 minutes).
at REAL 3:30pm, the clock shows 2:55

AHHHHH I'm so close, yes? D:
So it should be around 3:36 or so?
Grr I can't seem to get it right!!

Answer 15

10 minutes an hour, so 1 minute every 6 minutes,

then you can count down the clock at every hour, so at 3:00pm it will be 3:36 pm.

Answer 16

I'm not sure how @KlOwNlOvE got it, but it was a good hint lol.

Answer 17

Nice job @KIOwNIOvE, @Astrophysics, and @zepdrix!! You all got it right ^_^

Answer 18

Ooo fun problem!! c:

Answer 19

:( Good job guys

Answer 20

Yeah it was fun indeed ^.^, thanks haha.