Clock hand problem

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OyhrBprna

Mathematics

Description

What is the first time after 3 PM when the hour and minute hands of a clock are exactly on top of each other. Be as specific as possible to the time.

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Explanation & Answer

The hour hand moves 1 position every hour. In order for the minute hand to land in the same position it has to travel 65 minutes.To visualise this, if we started at 00:00, when the hour hand hits 01:00,...


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