If a 12-hour clock face reads exactly 7 o'clock, what time would the clock show 11,997 hours later?

3 Answers

clock will show 4 o'clock

Explanation:

We only need 3 hours to have 1000 full 12 hour clock rotation so that it will be again at 7 o'clock. Since we need 3 hours to be at 7 again. The answer is at 4 o'clock.

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Jul 27, 2016

4 o'clock

Explanation:

Note that it is not stated if morning or evening!

The time of 7 o'clock happens every 12 hours

1199712=999.75 full cycles note that the .75 is .75 of 12

So the clock does 999 full rotations (cycles) + a bit more

and 0.75×12=9 so the extra bit is 9 hours
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Just to confirm the 9 hours remainder:

999×12=11988

So r=1199711988=9788=9hours
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So the 7 o'clock occurs 999 times with the additional time of 9 hours

So the clock will show 7 o'clock + 9 hours = 16 hours

On a 12 hour clock the time is 1612=4 o'clock

Jul 28, 2016

"4 o'clock"

Explanation:

Note that every day of 24 hours the clock will show 7 o'clock twice.

11,997hours÷24=499.875 days.

The number of days is irrelevant.

0.875 days = 0.875×24=21hours.

21 hours after 7 o'clock is "28 o'clock" (ha ha)

28 - 24 = 4 o'clock.

It makes no difference whether it is morning or afternoon.