If in a clock, 12 is replaced by 1, 11 by 2, 10 by 3 and so on, then what will be the time in that clock corresponding to twenty minutes past three in the usual clock?
A) Twenty minutes past eleven
B) Forty minutes past ten
C) Forty minutes past eleven
D) Twenty minutes past ten
E) None of the above
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Answer:
20 past 3 means the time is 3:20. So in usual clock, the shorter hand of the clock will be near 3 and the larger near 4.
In the new clock, 3 is replaced by 10 and 4 by 9. So the time will be 10:45.