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  1. My watch gains 5 seconds in 3 minutes was set right at 7 am. In the afternoon of the same day, when the watch indicates quarter past 4 O’clock, the true time is:
    1. 59
      7
      minutes past 3
      12
    2. 12
      3
      minutes past 3
      11
    3. 4 pm
    4. 7
      5
      minutes past 4
      12
Correct Option: C

As we know that ,
From 7 am to 4 :15 pm, the time is 9 hours 15 minutes, i.e., [( 9 x 60 )+ 15 ] = 555 minutes

Now,
37
minutes of this watch = 3 minutes of correct watch.
12
∴ 1 minutes of this watch =
3 x 12
minutes on a correct watch
37
⇒ 555 minutes of this watch =
3 x 12
x 555 minutes on a correct watch
37

= 540 minutes or 9 hours of correct watch
∴ Correct time after 7 am is 4 pm.
Hence , the true time is 4 pm .



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