Velma Passes Mort at a High Speed

question 60

Multiple Choice

Velma passes Mort at a high speed. According to Mort, his clock has progressed by one hour while Velma's clock progressed by only 40 minutes. What does Velma observe?

• A) Mort's clock progressed by one hour while Velma's clock progressed by 80 minutes.
• B) Mort's clock progressed by one hour while Velma's progressed by 40 minutes.
• C) Mort's clock progressed by 40 minutes while Velma's clock progressed by one hour.
• D) both clocks progressed by one hour.
• E) The answer cannot be determined, because we don't know Velma's speed.

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