my watch loses 2 minutes in 24 hours. if it is put right at 10am on monday what time will show on it at 10pm on monday?
If it loses 2 minutes in 24 hours, how much time does it lose in 12 hours?
9:58 ???????
Why did you subtract 2 minutes from 10 p.m.?
9:46
To find out the time that will show on the watch at 10 PM on Monday, you need to take into account the fact that the watch loses 2 minutes in 24 hours.
First, calculate the number of minutes that elapse from 10 AM to 10 PM, which is 12 hours. There are 60 minutes in an hour, so 12 hours × 60 minutes = 720 minutes.
Since the watch loses 2 minutes in 24 hours, you can calculate how many minutes it will lose in the 12-hour period from 10 AM to 10 PM.
(2 minutes/24 hours) × 12 hours = 1 minute.
Therefore, from 10 AM to 10 PM, the watch will lose 1 minute.
So, if the watch was put right at 10 AM on Monday, it will show 9:59 PM at 10 PM on Monday.