Subject

    Quantitative Aptitude

    Topic

    Clock

    A watch which gains 5 seconds in 3 minutes was set right at 7 a.m. In the afternoon of the same day, when the watch indicated quarter past 4 o'clock, the true time is:

    ক)
    4pm
    খ)
    5pm
    গ)
    6pm
    ঘ)
    7pm

    Explanation

    Time from 7 am to 4.15 pm  = 9 hrs 15 min = 374\frac{37}4hrs 3 min. 5 sec. of this clock = 3 min. of the correct clock. Now 3min.5sec. is 37720\frac{37}{720} hrs of this clock = 3 min.is 120\frac1{20}hrs of the correct clock 374\frac{37}4 hrs of clock = (120×72037×374)\left(\frac1{20}\times\frac{720}{37}\times\frac{37}4\right) hrs of the correct clock. = 9 hrs of the correct clock. The correct time is 9 hrs after 7 am. i.e., 4 pm.

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