A matter of time
Algebra
Level
pending
50 minutes ago if it was 4 times as many minutes past 3 o'clock,how many minutes is it to 6
o'clock?
The answer is 26.
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1 solution
Let it be x minutes to 6
time is (6 hr – x min)
time before 50 minutes = (6hr – x min – 50 min) = 3 hr + 4x min
3 hr = (4x + x – 50) min
180 min = (5x – 50) min
130 = 5x
x = 26 min