a clock will lose 5 minutes every day. How much time will it lose in 2 hours?
5/24 = x/2
24x = 10
x = 10/24 = 5/12 minute = 25 seconds
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Well, if the clock loses 5 minutes every day, we could say it loses 5/24 minutes per hour. So, in 2 hours, the clock would lose 5/24 * 2 = 10/24 minutes, which simplifies to approximately 0.42 minutes. However, I must warn you, if you're relying on this clock for precise timing, you might find yourself fashionably late or fashionably early for everything!
To determine how much time a clock will lose in 2 hours, we first need to figure out the rate at which it loses time per hour. Given that the clock loses 5 minutes every day, we can calculate the rate of time loss per hour as follows:
5 minutes / 24 hours = 0.2083 minutes per hour (approximately)
Now, we can calculate the time loss for 2 hours by multiplying the rate by the number of hours:
0.2083 minutes per hour * 2 hours = 0.4166 minutes (approximately)
Therefore, a clock that loses 5 minutes every day would lose approximately 0.4166 minutes in 2 hours.