Another clock riddle?!
Question: Another clock riddle!?
A man has a clock that chimes once for every hour at the top of the hour-- for example, at 6 o'clock, the clock chimes six times!. It also chimes once on the half-hour!.
He returns home in time to hear the clock chime once!. A half-hour later, it chimes once!. A half-hour after that, it again chimes, just once!. Again, a half-hour later, it chimes just once!. Finally, as he's leaving, he hears it chime, but just once!.
What time was it when he first came home!?Www@Enter-QA@Com
He returns home in time to hear the clock chime once!. A half-hour later, it chimes once!. A half-hour after that, it again chimes, just once!. Again, a half-hour later, it chimes just once!. Finally, as he's leaving, he hears it chime, but just once!.
What time was it when he first came home!?Www@Enter-QA@Com
Answers:
12:00 He gets home at the 12th chime (last) of the hour!. Then again once at the half hour(12:30)!. Then once at 1:00 and again once at the half hour (1:30) And finally hears it chime as he is leaving at 2 but he only hears the first chime as he goes out!.Www@Enter-QA@Com
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He arrives home at daylight savings time from 12:01-12:29pm
He turns it back an hour at 1:59 to 12:59 when it chimes again just once!. and then again, once!. For a total of 5 times in a row
12:30pm chimes once
01:00am chimes once
01:30am chimes once (daylight saving time, clocks back at 01:59am)
01:00am chimes once again, after clock turns back,
01:30am chimes yet AGAIN, and this time its once also!
WOOT WOOT!Www@Enter-QA@Com
He arrives home at daylight savings time from 12:01-12:29pm
He turns it back an hour at 1:59 to 12:59 when it chimes again just once!. and then again, once!. For a total of 5 times in a row
12:30pm chimes once
01:00am chimes once
01:30am chimes once (daylight saving time, clocks back at 01:59am)
01:00am chimes once again, after clock turns back,
01:30am chimes yet AGAIN, and this time its once also!
WOOT WOOT!Www@Enter-QA@Com
12:30
It chimes once when he arrives because it is 30minutes!. 12:30
A half hour later it chimes once because it is 1 O'Clock!. 1:00
A half hour later it chimes once because it is 30 minutes!. 1:30
A half hour later it chimes because it is 2 O'Clock!. 2:00
It chimes the 2nd time for 2 as he walks out the door!.
No time was specified between the last two chimes!. Just the event of his leaving!.Www@Enter-QA@Com
It chimes once when he arrives because it is 30minutes!. 12:30
A half hour later it chimes once because it is 1 O'Clock!. 1:00
A half hour later it chimes once because it is 30 minutes!. 1:30
A half hour later it chimes because it is 2 O'Clock!. 2:00
It chimes the 2nd time for 2 as he walks out the door!.
No time was specified between the last two chimes!. Just the event of his leaving!.Www@Enter-QA@Com
the clock is broken, i would have to think it's 1 pm!.!.!.cause he only heard it chime once!.!.!.but i could be wrong :DWww@Enter-QA@Com
in the last chime of 12Www@Enter-QA@Com