An antique store has a collection of eight clocks. At a particular moment, the displayed times on seven of the eight clocks were as follows: 1:55 pm, 2:03 pm, 2:11 pm, 2:24 pm, 2:45 pm, 3:19 pm and 4:14 pm. If the displayed times of all eight clocks form a mathematical series, then what was the displayed time on the remaining clock?
Let us find out the difference between the times given to figure out the pattern.Â
The times given are 1:55 pm, 2:03 pm, 2:11 pm, 2:24 pm, 2:45 pm, 3:19 pm and 4:14 pm.
The difference between 2 consecutive times given are 8 minutes, 8 minutes, 13 minutes, 21 minutes, 34 minutes, and 55 minutes.
We can observe that the difference between the times are in the Fibonacci series.Â
8 +Â 13 = 21
21 +Â 13 = 34
34 +Â 21 = 55
The Fibonacci series is as follows:
1,1,2,3,5,8,13,21,34,55.
But the first difference in the times given is 8.Â
Therefore, the missing time must be such that it divides the interval of 8 minutes into 3 minutes and 5 minutes.Â
The missing time should be 1:58 pm and hence, option B is the right answer.Â