Question

Find the mirror image when the exact time shown in a clock was 6:07.

• A. 5:06
• B. 5:53
• C. 6:53
• D. 8:53

Answer 1

Answer:

B. 5:53

The mirror image of a clock showing 6:07 is 5:53.

To find the mirror image of any time on a standard clock, subtract the given hours and minutes from a full 12 hours.

To make subtraction easy without dealing with fractions of an hour, borrow 1 hour (60 minutes) from 12 hours, rewriting the base time as 11 hours and 60 minutes:

• Base hours: 11

• Base minutes: 60

1. Calculate the mirror minutes: Subtract the given minutes from 60.
   60 - 7 = 53 minutes

2. Calculate the mirror hours: Subtract the given hours from 11.
   11 - 6 = 5 hours

Combining the two values gives the reflected time of 5:53.