If it is 6:27 in the evening on a certain day, what time in the morning was it exactly 2,880,717 minutes earlier? (Assume standard time in one location) A. 6:22 B. 6:24 C. 6:27 D. 6:30 E. 6:32 The OA is D. Please, can any expert explain this PS question for me? I tried to solve it of the following way, 24 Hrs = 60*24 = 1,440 minutes Question has 2,880,717 minutes = 2000 days + 717 minutes 720 minutes = 12 hrs... But I don't know how can I do for get the answer! I need your help. Thanks.

swerve wrote:If it is 6:27 in the evening on a certain day, what time in the morning was it exactly 2,880,717 minutes earlier? (Assume standard time in one location) A. 6:22 B. 6:24 C. 6:27 D. 6:30 E. 6:32 The OA is D. Please, can any expert explain this PS question for me? I tried to solve it of the following way, 24 Hrs = 60*24 = 1,440 minutes Question has 2,880,717 minutes = 2000 days + 717 minutes 720 minutes = 12 hrs... But I don't know how can I do for get the answer! I need your help. Thanks. Don't overthink this. It's 6:27. We're subtracting a certain number of minutes, and that number ends in 7. Thus, whatever time it was, must have ended in 0. Only D works.

Just look at the last minute digit of both 6:27 and 2,880,717. Both are 7, so when subtracted, the last minute digit will be zero. Only answer D ends on 0.

swerve wrote: ↑Sun Jan 14, 2018 6:36 am If it is 6:27 in the evening on a certain day, what time in the morning was it exactly 2,880,717 minutes earlier? (Assume standard time in one location) A. 6:22 B. 6:24 C. 6:27 D. 6:30 E. 6:32 Let's make a few observations.... If it is presently 6:27 pm, then: 7 minutes ago, it was 6:20 pm 17 minutes ago, it was 6:10 pm 47 minutes ago, it was 5:40 pm 87 minutes ago, it was 5:00 pm 117 minutes ago, it was 4:30 pm So........ 2,880,717 minutes ago, the time was ?:?0 Check the answer choices to see that only choice D has 0 in the minutes position

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