Dhruv's watch loses 3 minutes every hour. He sets it right at 12 noon. What will it show at 8 p.m. the same day?

7:36 p.m.Correct answerYour answer7:57 p.m.Correct answerYour answer8:00 p.m.Correct answerYour answer8:24 p.m.Correct answerYour answer

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CorrectNot quiteAnswer A

Correct answer: A

From noon to 8 p.m. is 8 hours.
Loss $= 8 \times 3 = 24$ minutes, so the watch shows $8{:}00 - 24$ min $=$ 7:36 p.m.

Worth noting

8:24 p.m. adds the loss. 7:57 p.m. takes off only one hour's loss.

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