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A faulty wall clock is known to gain 15 minutes every 24 hours. It is synchronized to the correct time at $9 \mathrm{AM}$ on $11^{\text {th }}$ July. What will be the correct time to the nearest minute when the clock shows $2 \mathrm{PM}$ on $15^{\text {th }}$ July of the same year?
(A) $12: 45 \mathrm{PM}$
(B) $12: 58 \mathrm{PM}$
(C) $1: 00 \mathrm{PM}$
(D) $2: 00 \mathrm{PM}$



Question ID - 156614 | SaraNextGen Top Answer

A faulty wall clock is known to gain 15 minutes every 24 hours. It is synchronized to the correct time at $9 \mathrm{AM}$ on $11^{\text {th }}$ July. What will be the correct time to the nearest minute when the clock shows $2 \mathrm{PM}$ on $15^{\text {th }}$ July of the same year?
(A) $12: 45 \mathrm{PM}$
(B) $12: 58 \mathrm{PM}$
(C) $1: 00 \mathrm{PM}$
(D) $2: 00 \mathrm{PM}$

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Answer Key / Explanation : (B) -

$12: 58 \mathrm{PM}$

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