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    Oct 25, 2016, 10:53 AM
    In maths 8+6=14 but when we count from 8 to 6 in clocks it comes out to be 10 hours.W
    In maths 8+6=14 but when we count from 8 to 6 in clocks it comes out to be 10 hours.Why?
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    Oct 25, 2016, 11:51 AM
    Because one is Base 10, the other is base 12. Also you are comparing apples and oranges.

    8 items + 6 items is 14 items. 8 hours + 6 Hours is 14 hours. Same number. But 6PM-8AM is 10 hours because it's a different calculation.
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    Oct 25, 2016, 03:06 PM
    Quote Originally Posted by ScottGem View Post
    Because one is Base 10, the other is base 12. Also you are comparing apples and oranges.

    8 items + 6 items is 14 items. 8 hours + 6 Hours is 14 hours. Same number. But 6PM-8AM is 10 hours because it's a different calculation.
    Base 12 is correct, however, 6PM to 8 AM is 10 hours? 14 hours! --7-8-9-10-11-12-1-2-3-4-5-6-7-8
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    Oct 25, 2016, 03:53 PM
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    Oct 25, 2016, 05:05 PM
    Quote Originally Posted by ScottGem View Post
    Whoops
    I thought I might have slept too much in math class!
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    Oct 25, 2016, 05:58 PM
    LOL! Finally a math question I can comprehend.

    To put it in simple terms, I hope, adding and telling time, are very different. There are 12 hours on a clock, and each number represents both AM and PM. It's not like adding numbers and coming up with a sum.

    Math is based on 10's, clocks are based on 12's.

    Frankly, this isn't really that hard to comprehend. If you're having this much trouble understanding, look at a clock, count the hours. Look at your hand and count your fingers.

    Clocks and math are two different things.
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