Aptitude - Clock - Discussion
Discussion Forum : Clock - General Questions (Q.No. 3)
3.
A clock is started at noon. By 10 minutes past 5, the hour hand has turned through:
Answer: Option
Explanation:
Angle traced by hour hand in 12 hrs = 360°.
| Angle traced by hour hand in 5 hrs 10 min. i.e., | 31 | hrs = |  |
360 | x | 31 |  |
° | = 155°. |
| 6 | 12 | 6 |
Discussion:
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Nitin harjai said:
1 decade ago
I don't understand "by 10min past 5".
Mariah said:
1 decade ago
What is the formula of changing minutes or hours to degrees?
Sandhya said:
2 decades ago
5.10/60
=5.2/12
=5.1/6
=5*6+1/6
=31/6
=5.2/12
=5.1/6
=5*6+1/6
=31/6
Pradeep said:
2 decades ago
@nilesh
1hr=30 degree
.'. 31/6 hr= 31/6 * 30 =155 deg
1hr=30 degree
.'. 31/6 hr= 31/6 * 30 =155 deg
Nilesh said:
2 decades ago
I cant undrstand how that
31/6 hrs= (360/12 * 31/6) = 155
31/6 hrs= (360/12 * 31/6) = 155
Pradeep Gorai said:
2 decades ago
To Uma
5 hr 1o min=310min(5*60+10)
=310/60 hr
=31/6 hr.
or
5 hr 10 min=5+10/60
=31/6
5 hr 1o min=310min(5*60+10)
=310/60 hr
=31/6 hr.
or
5 hr 10 min=5+10/60
=31/6
Uma said:
2 decades ago
I can't understand how that 31/6 come?
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