Time from 12 p.m. on Monday to 2 p.m. on the following Monday = 7 days 2 hours = 170 hours.
| ∴ The watch gains |
❨ |
2 + 4 |
4 |
❩min. |
or |
34 |
min. in 170 hrs. |
| 5 |
5 |
| Now, |
34 |
min. are gained in 170 hrs. |
| 5 |
| ∴ 2 min. are gained in |
❨ |
170 x |
5 |
x 2 |
❩hrs |
= 50 hrs. |
| 34 |
∴ Watch is correct 2 days 2 hrs. after 12 p.m. on Monday i.e., it will be correct at 2 p.m. on Wednesday.
