Question

A watch becomes fast by $12$ minutes everyday. By what percent does it become fast?

• A. $12\%$
• B. $\frac{5}{24}\%$
• C. $\frac{5}{6}\%$
• D. $\frac{50}{144}\%$

Answer 1

The correct option is C $\frac{5}{6}\%$

Number of minutes in a day $=(24\times 60)=1440$
$\therefore$ Required percentage
$=(\frac{12}{1440}\times 100)\%$
$=\frac{5}{6}\%$