When seen through a mirror, a clock shows 3:30. What is the correct time?
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 2
The correct answer is Option (2) → 8:30
A mirror swaps left and right, so each hand that points to a number on one side of the 12–6 line appears to point to the matching number on the other side. For a time read in a mirror, the real time is 11:60 minus the time seen.
Hours: \(11-3=8\)
Minutes: \(60-30=30\)
Real time: 8:30
The minute hand at 6 lies on the 12–6 line and stays where it is; the hour hand, halfway between 3 and 4 in the mirror, is really halfway between 8 and 9.