Question:A clock is set right at 5 a.m. The clock loses 16 minutes in 24 hours. What will be the true time when the clock indicates 10 p.m. on 4 th day ? 

Answer Time from 5 a.m. on 4th day = 89 hours.

Now 23 hrs 44 min. of this clock = 24 hours of correct clock.

`:. 356/15` hrs of this clock = 24 hours of correct clock.

89 hrs of this clock`= (24 xx 15/356 xx 89)` hrs hours of correct clock.

   = 90 hrs of correct clock.

So, the correct time is 11 p.m. 

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