I have a clock at home that chimes on every hour and half hour mark. On whole hour marks it chimes once for each hour, and on half hour marks it chimes only once.

One night I was wakened suddenly and realized the the clock had chimed, but I did not know how many times. As I lay awake thinking about nothing in particular I heard the clock chime once and started wondering what time it was.

What is the longest amount of time I would have to lie awake before I knew for sure what time it was?

If the clock woke you up at midnight, it means that it can chime once the next three times before you know the time (at 00:30, 01:00, and 01:30), so that means that THE LONGEST AMOUNT OF TIME that has to pass is one and a half hour

Posted by Vuksa on 2006-04-05 11:51:46