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Jon was very tired after a long day of work. He went to bed at 10 p.m., wound his alarm clock and set it for noon the next day. Since Jon fell asleep almost immediately, how many hours of sleep did he get before the alarm woke him?
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Two hours. Wind-up clocks can't be set more than 12 hours in advance, so the clock assumed Jon meant midnight.Hide Hint Show Hint Hide Answer Show Answer
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great teaser cam!
Oh, I would hate to be Jon
It was ok but too hard for me
good one!
Ha ha, poor john.
nice teaser!! I acually got it!!
Poor Jon but good teaser
I'd hate 2 be Jon
I'd hate 2 be Jon
Oh. haha. That's funny. I like that one.
Good one.
Incorrect. He didn't get 2 hrs. He got ALMOST 2 hrs because he fell asleep "almost immediately".
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