What time falls between exactly 9:37 p.m. and 2:43 a.m.?
2 Answers
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Explanation:
We can start thinking in minutes:
From
From
In total ve get:
or
Explanation:
The question is proposed using a 12 hour clock. To maintain this state would entail a two stage calculation as the clock changes it count start value part way through the time interval. It is much more strait forward to use the 24 hour clock then convert it back to 12 hour system:
Given:
To make the difference easier we need numbers with the same time gap but with the 9:37 being the lesser value:
For time gap size only, convert this to:
By direct subtraction we have:
This diference is 5 hours and 6 minutes
We need
So half way between is 9:37 + 2 hours + 33 minutes
Giving: 12:10 by the 12 hour clock