A clock seen through a mirror shows 8 o'clock. What is the correct time?
Question
A clock seen through a mirror shows 8 o'clock. What is the correct time?
Solution
The correct time is 4 o'clock. Here's why:
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A mirror image of a clock flips the image horizontally. This means that the positions of the hour and minute hands are reversed.
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When the clock shows 8 o'clock, the hour hand points to 8 and the minute hand points to 12.
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In the mirror image, the hour hand would point to 4 and the minute hand would still point to 12.
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Therefore, the correct time is 4 o'clock.
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