If it takes a clock 4 seconds to strike 5 o clock how long will it take for the clock to strike 10 o clock

I was told it was 8 or 9 secs, dont remember which

but can someone explain the answer

Not sure, but I would guess that it takes 4 seconds for the clock to chime 5 times; therefore it would take 8 seconds for 10 chimes.

ive never heard the riddle, but im sure its 9 seconds.
one second between chimes.

hey usually when you post a riddle you dont post the answer

9 seconds because it chimes once immediatly and then once every second, making the chime time be one second less than the time.

Oh, good answer.

If you read the post you would see that this isnt about trying to guess the answer, its about trying to explain the answer

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