Problema Solution
A clock takes 6 seconds to strike 4 times at 4 o clock.chow many seconds will it take to srike 6 times at 6 o clock
Answer provided by our tutors
the time needed for a certain number of strokes is directly proportional to the number of strokes
let 'x' represent the time in seconds needed for 6 strokes
6 : 4 = x : 6
by solving we find:
x = 9 s
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it takes 9 seconds for the clock to strike 6 times at 6 o'clock.