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by Anurag@Gurome » Fri Mar 02, 2012 8:14 pm
Rahish Bundhun wrote:fifty minutes ago if it was four times as many minutes past three o'clock, how many minutes is it to six o'clock?
Let it be x minutes to 6 O'clock.
Then time = (6 hours - x minutes)
Before 50 minutes, time = (6 hours - x minutes - 50 minutes) = 4x minutes + 3 hours
Solving, 3 hrs = 4x + x + 50 minutes
3 hrs = 5x + 50 minutes
3 * 60 minutes = 5x + 50 minutes
180 = 5x + 50
5x = 130
x = 26 minutes
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by krusta80 » Fri Mar 02, 2012 9:35 pm
Rahish Bundhun wrote:fifty minutes ago if it was four times as many minutes past three o'clock, how many minutes is it to six o'clock?
Is it just me, or is the wording of this problem off?
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by sanju09 » Sat Mar 03, 2012 3:24 am
krusta80 wrote:
Rahish Bundhun wrote:fifty minutes ago if it was four times as many minutes past three o'clock, how many minutes is it to six o'clock?
Is it just me, or is the wording of this problem off?
wordings off, hats off to Anurag sir! Why does he solve if they just ask to slove?
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by mankey » Sat Mar 03, 2012 8:46 pm
Dear Anurag Sir

Request you to please help us understand the language of the question, what is the question exactly trying to ask here?

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by shashank.ism » Sat Mar 03, 2012 11:24 pm
so weird language ... :)
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