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A faulty clock is checked against a correct one: its hands overlap every 66 minutes of correct time, as noted. Over 11 hours of correct time, how far out does it get?

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  • Aloses 6 min
  • Bgains 6 min
  • Closes 5 5/11 min
  • Dgains 5 5/11 min

Step-by-Step Solution

A correct clock's hands meet every min. Here 66 true minutes pass for each dial minutes, so the clock is slow by min per 66 min. In 660 min: min lost. (Meeting less often means it runs slow, not fast.)
Answer: C) loses 5 5/11 min

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