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A clock was reading the time accurately on Friday at noon. On Monday at 6pm the clock was running late by 468 seconds. On average, how many seconds did the clock skip every 30 minutes?

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The clock skipped 3 seconds every 30 mins (on average)

The number of times that the clock was skipping every 30 minutes from Friday noon to Monday 6 pm is; 3 seconds

What is the clock skip reading?

We know that from time conversion;

1 day = 24 hours

1 hour = 60 minutes = 2 × (30 minutes)

1 day = 24 hours × 2 × (30 minutes)

1 day = 48 × (30 minutes)

Thus, there are 48 times of 30-minutes in a day. However on Friday, we start counting at noon, which is half of the day.

Thus, on Monday, the mark is only up to 6 pm, which is three-fourths of the day. Thus;

Friday = 48 × (3/4)  = 24

Saturday = 48

Sunday = 48

Monday = 48 × (3/4)  = 36

Total times = 24 + 48 + 48 + 36 = 156

Thus, it means that there was 156 times of  30-minutes that have passed during the time period.

x = 468 seconds ÷ 156

x = 3 seconds  

Therefore, the clock was skipping 3 seconds every 30 minutes from Friday noon to Monday 6 pm.

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