Hourglass Riddle: Can You Measure 15 Minutes?

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You are given one 11 minute hourglass and one 13 minute hourglass.

Can you measure exactly fifteen minutes with the help of them?

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Answer:

Start both hourglasses then when the 11 minute hourglass has finished immediately flip it again.

When the 13 minute hourglass runs out the 11 minute hourglass will have 9 minutes left, so flip it and it will last another 2 minutes, 13 minutes + 2 minutes = 15 minutes.

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