What will be the time on the clock E? – Puzz559

What will be the time on the clock E?

Logic 1:

Answer: 5:35

This is the most widely accepted answer for this specific riddle. The logic follows a pattern of subtracting an increasing amount of time from each clock to get to the next:

• Clock A (7:30) to Clock B (8:40): Subtract 1 hour 10 minutes (moving backwards).

• Clock B (8:40) to Clock C (9:55): Subtract 1 hour 15 minutes.

• Clock C (9:55) to Clock D (11:15): Subtract 1 hour 20 minutes.

• Clock D (11:15) to Clock E: Subtract 1 hour 25 minutes.

• Calculation: 11:15 – 1:25 = 5:35

Logic 2:

Answer: 6:25

If you view the sequence as a “loop” where the intervals increase as you move alphabetically, but you are trying to find the starting point (E) that leads into A:

• Interval A to B: +70 minutes.

• Interval B to C: +75 minutes.

• Interval C to D: +80 minutes.

• If the pattern increases by 5: The step before A would be 65 minutes.

• Calculation: 7:30 – 65 minutes = 6:25

Logic 3:

Answer: 12:40

In this interpretation, we assume Clock E is the starting point of the sequence and the time intervals decrease by 5 minutes as you move toward Clock A:

• Step 1 (E to D): Add 85 minutes (1 hour 25 minutes).

• Step 2 (D to C): Add 80 minutes (1 hour 20 minutes) → 11:15 to 12:35 (Wait, looking at Clock C, it is 9:55).

Actually, looking at the sequence moving clockwise around the circle (D → C → B → A):

• D to C: Subtract 1 hour 20 minutes (80 mins).

• C to B: Subtract 1 hour 15 minutes (75 mins).

• B to A: Subtract 1 hour 10 minutes (70 mins).

Following this “decreasing subtraction” logic, the interval before D (from E to D) would have been 85 minutes.

• Calculation: To find E, we add that interval back to D: 11:15 + 1:25 = 12:40