1986 AJHSME Problems/Problem 5
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Problem
A contest began at noon one day and ended minutes later. At what time did the contest end?
Solution
There are minutes in an hour. So, we can easily eliminate some of the choices by noting that noon is exactly
minutes away from midnight. Since
, we know that it cannot be A or B. Because midnight is
minutes away, we know that the contest ended
minutes after midnight. The highest multiple of 60 that will fit into
is
, which is
, and the remainder is
minutes, meaning that the contest ended at
is
See Also
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