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a clock loses 5 minutes every day how much time will it lose in 2 hours

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  • 17-01-2018
A day has 24 hours.
The clock loses 5 minutes every 24 hours.
2 hours is 1/12 of 24 hours, so in 2 hours, the clock loses 1/12 of 5 minutes.

1/12 * 5 minutes = 5/12 minutes

5/12 minutes * 60 seconds/minute = 25 seconds

In 2 hours, the clock loses 5/12 minute which is 25 seconds.
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