I believe the interpretation the question setter wanted was:
How many minutes is it before 12 noon if 68 minutes ago it was three times as many minutes past 10 a.m. as how many minutes are currently left to 12 noon?
Therefore, if x is the number of minutes to noon then 4x+68=120 so x=13. The only reason I am interpreting it this way is working backwards from the answer. The chances of anybody interpreting the question this way are tiny.
(from xkcd, of course)
I believe the interpretation the question setter wanted was:
How many minutes is it before 12 noon if 68 minutes ago it was three times as many minutes past 10 a.m. as how many minutes are currently left to 12 noon?
Therefore, if x is the number of minutes to noon then 4x+68=120 so x=13. The only reason I am interpreting it this way is working backwards from the answer. The chances of anybody interpreting the question this way are tiny.
I believe the interpretation the question setter wanted was:
How many minutes is it before 12 noon if 68 minutes ago it was three times as many minutes past 10 a.m. as how many minutes are currently left to 12 noon?
Therefore, if x is the number of minutes to noon then 4x+68=120 so x=13. The only reason I am interpreting it this way is working backwards from the answer. The chances of anybody interpreting the question this way are tiny.
(from xkcd, of course)
I believe the interpretation the question setter wanted was:
How many minutes is it before 12 noon if 68 minutes ago it was three times as many minutes past 10 a.m. as how many minutes are currently left to 12 noon?
Therefore, if x is the number of minutes to noon then 4x+68=120 so x=13. The only reason I am interpreting it this way is working backwards from the answer. The chances of anybody interpreting the question this way are tiny.
