Can you solve this logic puzzle?
What is the closest time to midnight?
A) 11:55 am
B) 12:06 am
C) 11:50 am
D) 12:03 am
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The answer here depends on your definition of “closest” to midnight.
This is a popular riddle on social media because of its ambiguity, which leads to spirited discussions.
There are two schools of thought: Which time is closest regardless of being past midnight and which time is closest to the next midnight.
If you don’t care about being past midnight, then the closest time is D) 12:03am, since it’s only 3 minutes away from the most recent midnight.
If you do care about it being past midnight and only consider the next midnight, then the closest time would be A) 11:55am, since it is the latest time in the day of those 4 options.
So there are essentially two right answers because of the ambiguity of closest that isn’t explicitly stated.
Did you get either A or D?
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There could be two right answers here depending on your definition of closest.
