Aptitude - Clock
- Clock - Formulas
- Clock - General Questions
At 3 o'clock, the minute hand is 15 min. spaces apart from the hour hand.
To be coincident, it must gain 15 min. spaces.
55 min. are gained in 60 min.
| 15 min. are gained in | ![]() |
60 | x 15 | min |
= | 16 | 4 | min. |
| 55 | 11 |
The hands are coincident at 16 |
4 | min. past 3. |
| 11 |
The hands of a clock coincide 11 times in every 12 hours (Since between 11 and 1, they coincide only once, i.e., at 12 o'clock).
AM
12:00
1:05
2:11
3:16
4:22
5:27
6:33
7:38
8:44
9:49
10:55
PM
12:00
1:05
2:11
3:16
4:22
5:27
6:33
7:38
8:44
9:49
10:55
The hands overlap about every 65 minutes, not every 60 minutes.
The hands coincide 22 times in a day.
In 12 hours, the hands coincide or are in opposite direction 22 times.
In 24 hours, the hands coincide or are in opposite direction 44 times a day.
Time from 12 p.m. on Monday to 2 p.m. on the following Monday = 7 days 2 hours = 170 hours.
The watch gains |
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2 + 4 | 4 | min. |
or | 34 | min. in 170 hrs. |
| 5 | 5 |
| Now, | 34 | min. are gained in 170 hrs. |
| 5 |
2 min. are gained in |
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170 x | 5 | x 2 | hrs |
= 50 hrs. |
| 34 |
Watch is correct 2 days 2 hrs. after 12 p.m. on Monday i.e., it will be correct at 2 p.m. on Wednesday.

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