### Instruction: The time right now is 9 o'clock. On a 12-hour clock, what time will it be 2004 hours from now?### Response: I need to figure out how many hours will pass before the clock shows 9 o'clock again.
I know that every 12 hours, the clock repeats the same numbers, so I can divide 2004 by 12 to see how many full cycles of 12 hours there are.
When I divide 2004 by 12, I get a quotient of 167 and a remainder of 0.
This means that 2004 hours is exactly 167 cycles of 12 hours, so the clock will show 9 o'clock again after 2004 hours.
Therefore, the answer is 9 o'clock.