IKMC 2027 - Grades 7-8 - Self-study SET 7 - Thematic Batch 3 Question 20

The living-room clock is faulty. For every real hour it gains 36 minutes. Exactly one hour before it stops, it shows 8:24 a.m. It showed the correct time at 2:00 a.m. What time is it now?

Editorial interpretation: “Now” is the moment the clock stops.