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fifty minutes ago if it was four times as many minutes past three o'clock, how many minutes is it to six o'clock?
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Let it be x minutes to 6 O'clock.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?
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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Is it just me, or is the wording of this problem off?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?
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wordings off, hats off to Anurag sir! Why does he solve if they just ask to slove?krusta80 wrote:Is it just me, or is the wording of this problem off?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?
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