A clock is set right at 10 am. If the clock gains 8 minutes uniformly in 24 hours, then what time will it show at 7 pm on the same day?

7:03 pm

The correct answer is Option (2) → 7:03 pm

Step-by-step explanation:

• The clock gains 8 minutes in 24 hours.
• So, gain per hour = $\frac{8}{24} = \frac{1}{3}$​ minute = 20 seconds per hour.

Time from 10:00 am to 7:00 pm:

= 9 hours

Total gain in 9 hours:

$9 \times \frac{1}{3} = 3 \text{ minutes}$

Displayed time:

Actual time = 7:00 pm
Clock gains = 3 minutes

Shown time = 7:03 pm