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How much does a watch lose per day, if its hands coincide every 64 minutes?

Options:
A .  \(32\frac{8}{11}min\)
B .  \(36\frac{5}{11}min\)
C .  90 min.
D .  96 min.
Answer: Option A

55 min. spaces are covered in 60 min.


60 min. spaces are covered in \(\left(\frac{60}{55}\times60\right)min.=65\frac{5}{11}min\)


Loss in 64 min. = \(\left(65\frac{5}{11}-64\right)=\frac{16}{11}min\)


Loss in 24 hrs = \(\left(\frac{16}{11}\times\frac{1}{64}\times24\times60\right)min.=32\frac{8}{11}min\)


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