Halliday, Resnick & Walker — Measurement: Problem 17

Five clocks are being tested in a laboratory. Exactly at noon, as determined by the WWV time signal, on successive days of a week the clocks read as in the following table. Rank the five clocks according to their relative value as good timekeepers, best to worst. Justify your choice. Clock Sun. Mon. Tues. Wed. Thurs. Fri. Sat. A 12:36:40 12:36:56 12:37:12 12:37:27 12:37:44 12:37:59 12:38:14 B 11:59:59 12:00:02 11:59:57 12:00:07 12:00:02 11:59:56 12:00:03 C 15:50:45 15:51:43 15:52:41 15:53:39 15:54:37 15:55:35 15:56:33 D 12:03:59 12:02:52 12:01:45 12:00:38 11:59:31 11:58:24 11:57:17 E 12:03:59 12:02:49 12:01:54 12:01:52 12:01:32 12:01:22 12:01:12