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A watch gains 5 minutes every hour. It is set right at 8:00 AM. What is the correct time when the watch shows 1:25 PM on the same day?

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A12:45 PM
B12:55 PM
C1:05 PM
D1:00 PM

Correct answer: D

Explanation

The watch runs 65 minutes for every 60 true minutes; it has run 325 minutes, so true time = 325 × 60/65 = 300 minutes = 5 hours after 8:00 AM, i.e. 1:00 PM.

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