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a watch which gains 5 seconds in 3 minutes was set right at 7 am. in the afternoon of the same day, what is the true time when the watch indicated quarter past 4 o'clock

Algebra: Structure And Method, Book 1

(REV)00th Edition

ISBN:9780395977224

Author:Richard G. Brown, Mary P. Dolciani, Robert H. Sorgenfrey, William L. Cole

Publisher:Richard G. Brown, Mary P. Dolciani, Robert H. Sorgenfrey, William L. Cole

Chapter1: Introduction To Algebra

Section1.8: Number Lines

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