The next time for the clock to be right is when it's exactly 12 hours' slow(720 minute), it would take 720/9=80 hours for the clock to be 12 hours' slow. 80/24=3.33, so it's 3 days and 0.33*24 hours later, Thursday 8 pm.

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Interview Question for Financial Applications Engineer at Bloomberg L.P.:

A clock is going slow at a rate of 9 minutes per hour, and it's showing the right time now, it's Monday noon, what's the next time the clock show the right time?

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