A clock loses 5 seconds every 12 minutes. At this rate, how many minutes will the clock lose in a 24-hour period?

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Yashasvi Raj Pant · Answer 1 · 2021-08-04T05:51:44+0000

10 minutes

24h = 24x60min = 1440min

5 sec ............. 12 min

x sec ..........1440 min

x = 1440*5/12 = 600 sec = 10 min