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The figure above shows a twelve-hour clock marked with letters representing the numbers 1 through 12 in their customary arrangement on its face.

Which of the following is a correct representation in these letters of the time indicated by the hands?

(A) X minutes before U
(B) X minutes after T
(C) N minutes before U
(D) R minutes before U
(E) 5X minutes after U­


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­Translating the alphabets into numbers.

Isn't the time 7:55  That's X ( Fifty five ) minutes after T (Seven) or Y-X (Five ) minutes before U ( Eight ) .

The OA is given as D 

 It means 25 minutes before 8

AKKANI- can you explain how?
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> letters representing the numbers 1 through 12 in their customary arrangement

R would be 5, not 25.

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The figure above shows a twelve-hour clock marked with letters representing the numbers 1 through 12 in their customary arrangement on its face.

Which of the following is a correct representation in these letters of the time indicated by the hands?

(A) X minutes before U
(B) X minutes after T
(C) N minutes before U
(D) R minutes before U
(E) 5X minutes after U­


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­Translating the alphabets into numbers.

Isn't the time 7:55  That's X ( Fifty five ) minutes after T (Seven) or Y-X (Five ) minutes before U ( Eight ) .

The OA is given as D 

 It means 25 minutes before 8

AKKANI- can you explain how?
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> letters representing the numbers 1 through 12 in their customary arrangement

R would be 5, not 25.

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­The letters are just there to trick us. It's 7:55 so either 55 minutes past/after 7 or 5 minutes before 8. Here letters are representing numbers from 1-12, so none of the letters represent 55. In this clock 5 is represent by R so Ans is - R minutes before U.   :)
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Why cant it be N minutes before U ?
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The figure above shows a twelve-hour clock marked with letters representing the numbers 1 through 12 in their customary arrangement on its face.

Which of the following is a correct representation in these letters of the time indicated by the hands?

(A) X minutes before U
(B) X minutes after T
(C) N minutes before U
(D) R minutes before U
(E) 5X minutes after U­


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I don't think these questions are asked in GMAT, still R minutes before U is correct, as the position at which R is 5
And as the clock is at 5 mins Before U, Thats why R minutes before U is correct.

@Bhavitaeg
It could not have been N mins before U as, N is at 1 so, That translates to 1 min before U o clock that's would be wrong.

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