Multiple choice softskills creativity

I went to bed at 8 in the evening and wound up my clock and set the alarm to ring at 9 in the morning . How many hours sleep would I get before being awoken by the alarm?

  1. 1 hour

  2. 12 hours

  3. 13 hours

  4. 12 hours 55 minutes

Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

A mechanical wind-up alarm clock does not distinguish between AM and PM. If you set it at 8 PM to ring at 9, it will ring at 9 PM, just one hour later. It cannot wait until 9 AM the next day.