A watch which gains 5 secons in 3 min was set righr at 7
am . in the afternoon of the same day, when the watch
indicated quater past 4'0 clock the true time is (*** plz
give the explanation**)

Answer Posted / srivatsan

The answer is 3:59:35 PM.
7 am to 4:15 PM is 9hrs and 15 mins.

Given:
gains 5 secs in 3 mins
so 100 secs in 60 mins
so 925 secs in 9 hours and 15 mins

So at 4:15 subtract 925 secs or 15 mins and 25 secs.
So it will be 3:59:35

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