Oz's Question of the day #31 (30/6/09)

[OZXJR]

You have the misfortune to own an unreliable clock.
This one loses exactly 24 minutes every hour.
It is now showing 3:00am and you know that is was correct at midnight, when you set it.
The clock stopped 1 hour ago,

What is the correct time now?

PM answers please.

 

[CHEMIKER]

Why do you always post these AFTER I start drinking? LOL

puzzles + beer = wrong

 

[Sawblade]

I had to put the beer down and whip out the calculator on this one.


Don't forget to NOT rep me on this one.

 

[OZXJR]

Don't forget to NOT rep me on this one.

Who said you got it right :Flip:




j/k

 

[Sawblade]

Fine then, I'm switching to Maker's Mark.

 

[hardheaded]

pm sent..............

 

[Mac fz6n]

PM'd an answer.

Mac.

 

[Stumbles06]

Message sent :thumbup:

:rockon:

 

[SirIsaac]

Answer PMed.

 

[Coopdman]

:don'tknow: PM'ed

 

[Less]

First time I've tried one of these...PM sent

 

[Buzz]

maybe my clock is losing 24 minutes each hour as well...am I too late?

PM sent

 

[OZXJR]

Answer:6am.

Rep and casino cash winners:Sawblade,CLunk and dbz FZ


Rep winners:Mac FZ6n,Stumbles06,tannerplante,Chris,SirIsaac,Coopdman,Less and Jakury


Congrats guys and thanks to all that played.

EDIT:I have to take your first answer guys,thanks.

 

[blu04]

I know I am a little late but I must be missing something can someone explain how you get 6am for the answer.

 

[OZXJR]

I know I am a little late but I must be missing something can someone explain how you get 6am for the answer.

Here ya go Blu04.

Since the clock is losing 24 minutes every hour, for every real hour that has passed, the clock will only show 36 minutes. Since the clock shows 3:00am, we know that 180 clock minutes have passed. This therefore equals 300 real minutes and hence 5 hours. The clock stopped 1 hour ago and the time must now be 6.00am.

 

[Mac fz6n]

Cheers OZ.

keep'em coming :thumbup:

Mac.

 

[blu04]

Thanks, I found out on my way home from work when I brought it up on my vanpool, just doing the math wrong.