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AMC 12 2009b Problem 10

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A particular 1212-hour digital clock displays the hour and minute of a day. Unfortunately, whenever it is supposed to display a 11, it mistakenly displays a 99. For example, when it is 1:16 PM the clock incorrectly shows 9:96 PM. What fraction of the day will the clock show the correct time?

\textbf{(A)}\ \frac12 \textbf{(B)}\ \frac58 \textbf{(C)}\ \frac34 \textbf{(D)}\ \frac56 \textbf{(E)}\ \frac {9}{10}

Dataset text AMC 12 2000 to 2025. Quoted with source.

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