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Hint
How many minutes are there between 2:00 and 7:00?

Answer
65 minutes.

Reasoning



We need to break down the five hours in the following way:

3 x Answer minutes past two o'clock 40 minutes Answer minutes before seven o'clock
Why? It is now Answer minutes before seven o'clock, and then we have the 40 minutes before that, and the remaining time was 3 x Answer minutes past two o'clock.

So, five hours = 5 x 60 = 300 minutes. We already know about the 40 minutes, so we have to share the remaining 260 minutes in the ratio 3:1, which gives 195:65 minutes. Or using algebra 4 x Answer = 300 − 40, so Answer = 65 minutes.

Therefore, the five hours is made up of:

195 minutes past two o'clock 40 minutes 65 minutes before seven o'clock
So, it's currently 65 minutes before 7:00 = 5:55.

Double-Checking
It is now 65 minutes before seven o'clock = 5:55, so 40 minutes ago it was 5:15, which is 195 minutes after 2:00 as required (as 65 x 3 = 195).

Workings

Hint
Try it once, and then try it again.

Answer
You get 202 each time!

Workings

Hint
One of the words begins with the letter S.

Answers

Workings

Hint
At each stage, a new dot appears at the top.

Answer
 


Reasoning
At each stage, a new dot starts at the top. The first dot moves clockwise, the second dot moves counter-clockwise, the third dot moves clockwise, etc.