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

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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.