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Re: A certain clock marks every hour by striking a number of times equal [#permalink]
motion2020 wrote:
Quantity A: between 12 and 12, it's (1+11)*11/2=66
Answer is A
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A certain clock marks every hour by striking a number of times equal to the hour, and the time required for a stroke is exactly equal to the time interval between strokes.

Quantity A
Quantity B
Number of seconds elapsed between the beginning of the first stroke and the end of the last stroke when it is 12:00
45


A. Quantity A is greater
B. Quantity B is greater
C. The two quantities are equal
D. The relationship cannot be determined from the information given


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But the answer is D
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Re: A certain clock marks every hour by striking a number of times equal [#permalink]
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A certain clock marks every hour by striking a number of times equal to the hour, and the time required for a stroke is exactly equal to the time interval between strokes.

Quantity A
Quantity B
Number of seconds elapsed between the beginning of the first stroke and the end of the last stroke when it is 12:00
45


A. Quantity A is greater
B. Quantity B is greater
C. The two quantities are equal
D. The relationship cannot be determined from the information given

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KarunMendiratta please correct me --

# of units of the duration of one stroke = a
# of units of time between 2 strokes = a (since the stem says that these 2 are equal)

So, Qty A = 12 * a * a
Now, a = 1 sec, or 2 secs or more
If a = 1, A = 12 and if a = 2, A = 48.

Answer is D.
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