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Obinoscopy(m): 7:04pm On Jun 23, 2023
What is the closest time to midnight?

A. 11:55 am
B. 12:06 am
C. 11:50 am
D. 12:03 am
https://twitter.com/instablog9ja/status/1671948761990397976?t=JJ3HQWr_LmCWboU4O06iKQ&s=19

Seems easy but it's not. The answer is not what you might think it is.

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Obinoscopy(m): 7:04pm On Jun 23, 2023
I'll provide the answer here.

The answer is 11:55am.

This is because we only count clockwise when it comes to time. So for example, when we say 20 minutes to 10, it means 20 minutes before 10 and not 20 minutes after 10.

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slawomir: 7:14pm On Jun 23, 2023
Damnnn niggar
Grab my weed while I put on my intellectual cap
12:03am

But after puffin more than three drag of my weed then the answer was 11:55am

Because mid night is exactly 12:00am...consider the word "to"

The distance from 11:55am to 12:00am is the shortest
Compared to others moving in a clock wise direction

I nor go puff more drag of my weed again because if I try am I go arrive at another answer

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LaSenior: 7:14pm On Jun 23, 2023
cheesy

grin grin grin grin grin grin

In Nigeria now from anything from 10pm upfront is midnight

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bamvik(m): 7:14pm On Jun 23, 2023
12:03. Am


Ever heard the word 12 midnight?

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PrimeWatermark: 7:14pm On Jun 23, 2023
12:03am nah

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money121(m): 7:14pm On Jun 23, 2023
Ok

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Webdeveloper89: 7:14pm On Jun 23, 2023
"to" means "before". so it is 11:55am


if the question is "away from" or "past", then it will be 12:03am

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mightyleks(m): 7:15pm On Jun 23, 2023
A
dheaven: 7:15pm On Jun 23, 2023
B: 12:06am

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PUSSYHOE(m): 7:15pm On Jun 23, 2023
The answer is not there

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Re: Solve This Easy And Yet Tricky Question by Nobody: 7:15pm On Jun 23, 2023
12.03am

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kenex4ever(m): 7:15pm On Jun 23, 2023
D

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nusirat(m): 7:15pm On Jun 23, 2023
D

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Calabar1stSon: 7:15pm On Jun 23, 2023
I don't fly at night.

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MatrixReloaded: 7:15pm On Jun 23, 2023
Since the change of doomsday the clock was moved to 5 mins. So closest is 12:03am to midnight.

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OBALUJONES: 7:15pm On Jun 23, 2023
All of the above
Chibuzoc(m): 7:15pm On Jun 23, 2023
grin I know the answer but I no go talk

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Risingblue008(m): 7:15pm On Jun 23, 2023
R3
Bluezy13(m): 7:15pm On Jun 23, 2023
11:55a.m

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victory36(m): 7:15pm On Jun 23, 2023
D
Fuckyoumod: 7:15pm On Jun 23, 2023
Here is the trick, Time is always calculated in two ways.

After the hour and To (before the hour)

After 12:00 am - starts counting just a minute after 12:00am.
While To or before the hour of 12:00 am - This means that the time isn't 12:00 am yet.
Some minutes are still left before it hits 12:00 am.

Now, in this context the question is actually referring to - To (before) 12:00 am, Meaning it's not yet 12:00 am.

The only right answer to the time that is nearest to - (To) 12:00Amis 11: 55 pm.

I know a lot of people would go for 12:03am, Because is just 3 minutes apart. But they are wrong.

This is why it's a tricky question.

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sukkot: 7:15pm On Jun 23, 2023
d
NOC1(m): 7:15pm On Jun 23, 2023
11:50 am is the answer.
I would have chosed 11:55pm if it is an option, I understand the question as a time that actually comes before 12:00.
12:03, 12:06, 11:55, 11:50 all are in am, none is in pm and the question says closest time to (before) 12midnight

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Neddyogu(m): 7:15pm On Jun 23, 2023
A
Babtunz: 7:15pm On Jun 23, 2023
D. The question doesn't specify whether it's before or after midnight.

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Kossyso: 7:15pm On Jun 23, 2023
B

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Re: Solve This Easy And Yet Tricky Question by Nobody: 7:15pm On Jun 23, 2023
Obinoscopy:
https://twitter.com/instablog9ja/status/1671948761990397976?t=JJ3HQWr_LmCWboU4O06iKQ&s=19

Seems easy but it's not. The answer is not what you might think it is.
11:55am

12am =midnight.

12:03am is 3minutes after midnight. You'll need about 23hrs and 54mins to the next midnight.

12:06am is 6minutes after a new day. You'll need about 23hrs and 54mins to the next midnight.

11:50am is is 11hrs and 50mins after the previous midnight, and it will take you 12hrs 50mins to the next midnight we are heading to.

11:55am is approximately 11hrs and 55mins after the previous midnight. And it will take us 12hrs and 5minutes to arrive at the next midnight.

So 11:55am is the answer

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creatorsverse(m): 7:15pm On Jun 23, 2023
12:03am is midnight

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LibertyRep: 7:15pm On Jun 23, 2023
D. 12.03am

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DIIGZ(m): 7:15pm On Jun 23, 2023
D is the closest using 24hrs clock format

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