Percentile Classes

Logical Reasoning 03
CLOCKS
Important Facts

The face or dial of a watch is a circle whose circumference is divided into 60 equal parts, called
minute spaces.
A clock has two hands, the smaller one is called the hour hand or short hand while the larger one
is called the minute hand or long hand.
(i) In 60 minutes, the minute hand gains 55 minutes on the hour hand.
(ii) In every hour, both the hands coincide once.
(iii) The hands are in the same straight line when they are coincident or opposite to each other.
(iv) When the two hands are at right angles, they are 15 minute spaces apart.
(v) When the hands are in opposite directions, they are 30 minute spaces apart.
(vi) Angle traced by hour hand in 12 hrs = 3600
(vii) Angle traced by minute hand in 60 min. = 3600

Too Fast and Too Slow: If a watch or a clock indicates 8.15, when the correct time is 8, it is said
to be 15 minutes too fast.
On the other hand, if it indicates 7.45, when the correct time is 8, it is said to be 15 minutes too
slow.
5
Bothe the hands of a clock are together after every 6511min. So, if both the hands are meeting after
5
an interval less than 65 min, the clock is running fast and if they meet after an interval greater
11
5
than 6511min, the clock is running slow.

Interchange of Hands: Whenever the hands of the clock interchange positions (i.e., the minute
hand takes the place of hour hand and the hour hand and takes the place of minute hand), the
sum of the angles traced by hour hand and minute hand is 3600.
Suppose this happens after x minutes.
Angle traced by minute hand in x min = (6x)0.
Angle taced by hour hand in x min = (0.5x)0.

0.5x + 6x = 360
6.5x = 360
3600 5
x= 65
= 55 13.

5
Thus, the hands of a clock interchange positions after every 55 13
minutes.

Ex. 1, Find the angle between the hour hand and the minute hand of a clock when the time is
3,25.

Sol. Angle traced by the hour hand in 12 hours = 360°.

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 Angle traced by it in 3 hrs 25 min., i.e.
41 360 41 o 10
hrs = ( × ) = 102 2
12 12 12
Angle traced by minute hand in 60 min. = 360°.
360 o
Angle traced by it in 25 min. = ( 60 × 25) =150°.
10 10
Required angle = ((1500 − 102 2 ) = 47 2 .

Ex, 2. At what time between 2 and 3 o'clock will the hands of a clock be together?

Sol, At 2 o'clock, the hour hand is at 2 and the minute hand is at 12, i.e. they are 10 min. spaces
apart.
To be together, the minute hand must gain 10 minutes over the hour hand.
Now, 55 minutes are gained by it in 60 min.

60 10
10 minutes will be gained in (55 × 10) min. = 10 11 min.min .
10
The hands will coincide at 10 min. past 2.
11

Ex. 3, At what time between 4 and 5 o'clock will the hands of a clock be at -right angle?

Sol, At 4 o'clock, the minute hand will be 20 min. spaces behind the hour hand.
Now, when the two hands are at right angles, they are 15 ntin. spaces apart,
So, they are at right angles in following two cases.

Case I. When minute is 15 min. spaces behind the hour hand :

In this case min. hand will have to gain {20 - 15) = 5 minute spaces.
55 min. spaces are gained by it in 60 min.
60 5
5 rain, spaces will be gained by it in ( × 5) min. = 5 min.
55 11

5
They are at right angles at 5 min. past 4.
11

Case II. When the minute hand is 15 min. of the hour hand :
To be in position, the minute hand will have to gain. (20 + 15) = 35 minute spaces.
55 min. spaces are gained in 60 min.
35 min. spaces are gained in
60 2
(55 × 35) min. = 38 11 min.
2
They are at right angles at 38 min. past 4.
11

Ex. 4, Find at time between 8 and 9 o'clock will the of a clock be in the straight line but not
together,

Sol, At 8 o'clock, the hour hand is at 8 and the minute hand is at 12, i.e. the two hands are 20
min. spaces apart.
To be in the same straight line but not together they will be 30 minute spaces apart,

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 So, the minute hand will have to gain (30 - 20) = 10 minute spaces over the hour hand.
55 minute spaces are gained in 60 min.

60 10
10 minute spaces will be gained in (55 × 10) min. = 10 11 min. past 8.

10
The hands will be in the same straight line but not together at 10 min. past 8.
11

Ex, 5. At what time between 5 and 6 o'clock are the hands of a clock 3 minutes apart?

Sol At 5 o'clock, the minute hand is 25 min. spaces behind the hour hand.
Case I. Minute hand is 3 min. spaces behind the hour hand.
In this case, the minute hand has to gain (25 - 3) = 22 minute spaces.
55 min. are gained in 60 min.
60
22 min. are gained in ( × 22)min. = 24 min.
55
The hands will be 3 min. apart at 24 min. past 5.

Case II. Minute hand is 3 min. spaces ahead of the hour hand.
In this case, the minute hand has to gain (25 + 3) - 28 minute spaces.
55 min. are gained in 60 min.
60 5
28 min. are gained, in (55 × 28) = 31 11 min.
5
The hands will be 3 min. apart at 3111 min. past 5.

Ex. 6. The minute hand of a clock overtakes the hour hand at intervals of 65 minutes of the correct
time. How much a day does the clock gain or lose?

Sol, In a correct clock, the minute hand gains 55 min. spaces over the hour hand in 60 minutes.
To be together again, the minute hand must gain 60-minutes over the hour hand.
55 min. are gained in 60 min.
60 5
60 min. are gained in (55 × 60) min. = 6511 min.
But, they are together after 65 min.
5 5
Gain in 65 min. = (65 11 − 65) min.= 11
min .
5 60×24 10
Gain in 24 hours = 11
× 65
min. = 10 43
min.
10
The clock gains 1043 minutes in 24 hours.

Ex, 7. A gains uniformly, is 5 min, slow at 8 o'clock in the morning on and it is 5 min. 48 sec. fast
at 8 p.m. on following Sunday. When was it correct?
Sol. Time from. 8 a.m. on Sunday to 8 p.m., on following Sunday = 7 days 12 hours = 180 hours.
4 54
The watch, gains (5 + 5 5) rnin. or 5
min. in 180 hrs.
54
Now 5
mim. are gained in 180 hrs.

5
5 min. are gained in (180 × × 5)hrs. = 83 hrs 20 min. = 3 days 11 hrs 20 min.
54
Watch is correct 3 days 11 hrs 20 min. after 8 a.m. of Sunday,
It will be correct at 20 min. past 7 p.m. on Wednesday.

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 Exercise 01

Directions: Mark against the correct answer:

1. London time is five and a half hours behind Delhi time. What time is it in London If it is 02.35 in
Delhi?
(a) 07.05 (b) 08.05 (c) 21.05 (d) 21.35

2. An accurate clock shows 8 0' clock in the morning. Through how many degrees will the hour hand
rotate? when the clock shows 2 O' clock in the afternoon?
(a) 144° (b) 150° (c) 168° (d) 180°

3. Through what angle does the minute hand of a clock turn in 5 minutes?
(a) 30° (b) 32°
(c) 35° (d) 36°

4. A clock is started at noon. By 10 minutes past 5 the hour hand has turned through
(a) 145° (b) 150° (c) 155° (d) 160°

5. At 3.40, the hour hand and the minute hand of a clock form an angle of
(a) 120° (b) 125° (c) 130° (d) 135°

6. The angle between the minute hand and the hour hand of a clock when the time is 4.20, is
(a) 0° (b) 10° (c) 50 ' (d) 20°

7. The reflex angle between the hands of a clock at 10.25 is

10 10
(a) 180° (b) 192 (c) 195° (d) 197
2 2

8. How many times in a day, the hands of a clock are straight?

(a) 22 (b) 24 (c) 44 (d) 48

9. How many times in a, day, are the hands of a clock in straight line but opposite in, direction?
(a) 20 (b) 22 (c) 24 (d) 48

10. In every 30 minutes the time of a watch increases by 3 minutes. After showing the correct time at 5
a.rn; what time will the watch show after 6 hours?
(a) 10 : 54 a.m. (b) 1.1 : 30 a.m. (c) 11 :36 a.m. (d) 11 : 42 a.m.

11. A clock goes stow from midnight by 5 minutes at the end of the first hour, by 10 minutes at the end
of the second hour, by 15 minutes at the end of the third hour and so on. What will be the time by
this clock after 6 hours?
(a) 5,15 a.m. (b) 5.30 a.m. (c) 6 a.m. (d) 6.30
a.m.
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12. It is between 3 P.M. and 4 P.M. and the distance between the hour and the minute hand of clock is
18 minute spaces. What time does the clock show?
(a) 3.12 P.M. (b) 3.27 P.M. (c) 3,31 P.M. (d) 3.36 P.M.

13. How much does a watch lose per day, if its hands coincide every 64 minutes?
8 5
(a) 32 11
min. (b) 36 11
min. (c) 90 min. (d) 96 min.

14. At what time between 9 and 10 o'clock will the hands of a watch be together?
1 2
(a) 45 min. past 9 (b) 50 min. past 9 (c) 49 11
min, past 9 (d) 4811 min.
past 9

15. At what time between 4 and 5 o'clock will the hands ' a watch point in opposite directions?
4 6
(a) 45 mint, past 4 (b) 40 min. past 4 (c) 50 min. past 4 (d) 54 min. past 4
11 11

16. Henry started a trip into the country between 8 A.M. and 9 A.M. when the hands of clock were
together. He arrived at his destination between 2 P.M. and 3 P.M. when the hands of the clock were
exactly 180° apart. How long did he travel?
(a) 6 hours (b) 7 hours (c) 9 hours (d) 11 hours

17. A mechanical grandfather clock is at present showing 7 hr 40 min 6 sec. Assuming that it loses 4
seconds in every hour, what time will it show after exactly 6.5 hours?
(a) 14 hr 9 min 34 sec (b) 14 hr 9 min 40 sec (c) 14 hr 10 min 6 sec (d)
14 hr 10 min 32 sec

18. A watch is 1 minute slow at 1 p.m. on Tuesday and 2 minutes fast at 1 p.m. on Thursday. When
did it show the correct time?
(a) 1.00 a.m. on Wednesday
(b) 5.00 a.m. on Wednesday
(c) 1.00 p.m. on Wednesday
(d) 5.00 p.m. on Wednesday

19. A watch which gains 5 seconds in 3 minutes was set right at 7 a.m. In the afternoon of the same
day, when the watch Indicated quarter past 4 o'clock, the true time is
7
(a) 59 min. past 3 (b) 4p.m.
12
7 3
(c) 58 11
min. past 3 (d) 2 11
min. past 4

20. How much does a watch lose per day if its hands coincide every 64 minutes?
8
(a) 37 minutes (b) 32 11
minutes
(c) 31 minutes (d) None of these

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 Exercise 02

1. A clock is started at 6 O'clock in the morning. Through how many degrees will the hour hand rotate when the
clock shows 11 O'clock in the morning?
(a) 140° (b) 180° (c) 150° (d) 160°

2. A clock is started at 5 pm. Through how many degrees will the hour hand rotate when the clock shows quarter
past 9?
(a) 128.5° (b) 142.5° (c) 127.5° (d) 141.5°

3. At 6 : 15, the hour hand and the minute hand of a clock form an angle of
(a) 90° (b) 91.5° (c) 97.5° (d) 94.5°

4. The angle between the minute hand and the hour hand of a clock when the time is 9 : 30, is
(a) 106° (b) 102° (c) 108° (d) 105°

5. Find the angle between the two hands of a clock at 4: 30?

(a) 36° (b) 45° (c) 39° (d) 48°

6. Find the angle between the two hands of a clock at 1:10

(a) 14° (b) 18° (c) 24° (d) 25°

7. A clock strikes 5 taking 8 s. In order to strike 9 at the same rate, the time taken is
(a) 16 s (b) 12 s (c) 14 s (d) 18 s

8. A clock strikes 12 taking 48 s. In order to strike 3 at the same rate, the time taken is.
8 2
(a) 24s (b) 12s (c) 8 s (d) 8 s
11 11

9. At what time between 1 and 2 O'clock are the hands of a clock together?
5 2 1 9
(a) 5 min past 1 (b) 5 min past 2 (c) 5 min past 1 (d) 5 min past 1
11 11 11 11

10. At what time between 2 and 3 O'clock will the hands of a clock be in opposite directions?
7 5 2 1
(a) 43 min past 2 (b) 42 min past 2 (c) 41 min past 2 (d) 44 min past 2
11 11 11 11

11. At what time between 9 and 10 O'clock will the hands of a clock be in the same straight line but not together?
4 2 4 3
(a) 16 min past 9 (b) 16 min past 9 (c) 15 min past 9 (d) 15 min past 9
11 11 11 11

12. At what time between 5 and 6 O'clock will the hands of clock be at right angle?
10
(a) 10 min past 5 (b) 43 7/11 min past 5 (c) Both (a) and (b) (d) None of these
11

13. At what time between 4 and 4: 30 will the hands of clock be at right angle?

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 5 4 8 6
(a) 5 min past 4 (b) 5 min past 4 (c) 5 min past 4 (d) 5 min past 4
11 11 11 11

14. At what time between 6 : 30 and 7 will the hand of clock be at right angle?
3 1 9 5
(a) 48 min past 6 (b) 49 min past 6 (c) 47 min past 6 (d) 44 min past 6
11 11 11 11

15. A watch which gains uniformly is 2 min slow at 10 am on Wednesday and is 2.5 min fast at 1 pm the following
day. When was it correct?
(a) 10 : 30 pm Wednesday \
(b) 9 : 15 pm Wednesday
(c) 10 : 45 pm Wednesday
(d) 10 pm Wednesday

16. At what time between 5 and 5 : 30 are the hands of a clock 5 min apart?
4 7 8
(a) 20 min past 5 (b) 21 min past 5 (c) 20 min past 5 (d) None of these
11 11 11

17. At what time between 5 : 30 and 6 are the hands of clock 5 min apart?
6 8 4 1
(a) 32 min past 5 (b) 32 min past 5 (c) 33 min past 5 (d) 33 min past 5
11 11 11 11

18. There are two clocks on a wall, both set to show the correct time at 6 am one clock loses one minute in an
hour while the other gains one minute in an hour. W how many minutes do the two clocks differ at 8 pm
(a) 14 min (b) 28 min (c) 21 min (d) 7 min

19. A clock is set right at 10 am. The clock gains 10 min in a day. What will be the true time when the watch
indicates 3 pm the next day ?
(a) 12 min past 2 pm (b) 45 min past 2 pm (c) 48 min past 2 pm (d) 30 min past 2 pm

20. A clock is set to show the correct time at 7 am. Monday. The clock loses 15 min in 24 h. What will be the true
time when the clock indicates 6 am on the following Friday?
(a) 6 : 15 am Friday (b) 6 : 30 am Friday (c) 7 am Friday (d) 7 : 15 am Friday

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 Exercise 01 Explanations

1. Clearly, time in London is 5 hrs 30 minutes behnd 2.35 a.m. which is 9.05 p.m. or 21.05 hrs.

2. Angle traced by the hour hand in 6 hours

𝑜
360
× 6) = 180𝑜 =(
12
3. Angle traced by the minute hand in 5 minutes

𝑜
360
=( × 5) = 30𝑜
60
4. Angle traced by the hour hand in 12 hrs = 360°
Angle traced by the hour hand in 5 his 10 min, i.e.,
31 360 31
6
ℎ𝑟𝑠 = (
12
×
6
) = 1550

5. Angle traced by hour hand in 12 hrs. = 360°.

11 360 11 0
Angle traced by it in ℎ𝑟𝑠 = ( × ) = 1100
3 12 3
Angle traced by minute hand in 60 min. = 360°.
360 0
Angle traced by it in 40 min. = ( × 40) = 2400
60
Required angle = (240-110)° = 130°.

6. Angle traced by hour hand in

13 360 13 0
3
ℎ𝑟𝑠 = ( ×
12 3
) = 1300
360 0
Angle traced by min. hand in 20 min. = ( × 20) = 1200
60
Required angle = (130 - 120)° = 10°.

7. Angle traced by hour hand in

125 360 125 0 10
ℎ𝑟𝑠 = ( × ) = 312 2
12 12 12
360
Angle traced by minute hand in 25 min = ( × 250 ) = 1500
60
1 0 10
Reflex angle = 360°− (312 2 − 150) = 3600 − 162 2

8. 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.

9. The hands of a clock point in opposite directions (in the same straight line) 11 times in every 12
hours (Because between 5 and 7 they point in opposite directions at 6 o'clock only). So, in a day,
the hands point in the opposite directions 22 times.

10. Time gained in 1 hour = 6 min.

Time gained in 6 hours = (6x6) min = 36 min.
After 6 hours, the correct time is 11:00 a.m. and the watch will show 11:36 a.m.

11. Time lost in 1 hour = 5 min.

Time lost in 6 hours = (5x6) min = 30 min.
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 After 6 hours, the correct time will be 6 a.m. and the clock will show 5.30 a.m.

12. At 3 o' clock, the minute hand is 15 min spaces behind the hour hand.
Thus, the minute hand has to gain (15 + 18) = 33 minute spaces.
55 min are gained in 60 min.
60
33 min are gained in ( × 33) = 36 𝑚𝑖𝑛.
55
The hands will be 18 min spaces apart at 3:36 P.M.

13. 55 min. spaces are covered in 60 min.

60 min. spaces are covered in
60 5
(55 × 60) 𝑚𝑖𝑛. = 65 11 min.
5 16
Loss in 64 min. = (65 − 64) = 𝑚𝑖𝑛.
11 11
16 1 8
Loss in 24 hrs = (11 × 64 × 24 × 60) 𝑚𝑖𝑛, = 32 11 𝑚𝑖𝑛.

14. To be together between 9 and 10 o'clock, the minute hand has to gain 45 min. spaces.
55 min. spaces are gained in 60 min.
60 1
45 min. spaces are gained in ( × 45) min. or 49 min.
55 11
1
The hands are together at 49 min. past 9.
11

15. At 4 o'clock, the hands of the watch are 20 min. spaces apart.
To be in opposite directions, they must be 30 min. spaces apart.
Minute hand will have to gain 50 min. spaces.
55 min. spaces are gained in 60 min.
60 6
50 min. spaces are gained in (55 × 50) 𝑚𝑖𝑛. 𝑜𝑟 54 11 𝑚𝑖𝑛.
6
Required time = 54 11
min. past 4.

16. To be together between 8 A.M. and 9 A.M, the minute hand has to gain 40 min spaces.
55 min. spaces are gained in 60 min.
60 7
40 min. spaces are gained in( × 40) min = 43 min.
55 11
7
So, Henry started his trip at 4311min past 8 A.M.
Now, to be 180° apart, the hands must be 30 min spaces apart.
At 2 P.M, they are 10 min spaces apart.
The minute hand will have to gain (10+30) = 40 min spaces.
7
As calculated above, 40 min. spaces are gained in 43 min
11

7
So, Henry's trip ended at 4311min past 2 P.M.
7
Duration of travel = Duration from 43 min past 8
11
7
A.M. to 4311min past 2 P.M. = 6 hours.

1 1
17. Time lost in 6 ℎ𝑜𝑢𝑟𝑠 = (6 × 4) sec = 26 𝑠𝑒𝑐.
2 2
1
Correct time after 6 2 ℎ𝑜𝑢𝑟𝑠 = 7 ℎ𝑟 40 min 6 sec + 6 ℎ𝑟 30 min = 14 ℎ𝑟 10 min 6 𝑠𝑒𝑐.
Time shown by the clock = 14 hr 10 min 6 sec – 26 sec
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 = 14 hr 9 min 40 sec.

18. Time from 1 p.m. on Tuesday to 1 p.m. on Thursday =

48 hours.
So, the watch gains (1 + 2) min or 3 min in 48 hrs.
Now, 3 min are gained in 48 hrs.
48
So, I min is gained in 1 ( ) = 16 hrs.
3
Thus, the watch showed the correct time 16 hrs. after 1 p.m. on Tuesday, i.e. 5 a.m. on
Wednesday.

37
19. Time from 7 a.m. to 4.15 p.m. = 9 hrs 15 min. = hrs.
4
3 min. 5 sec. of this clock = 3 min. of the correct clock.

37 1
hrs of this clock = hrs of the correct clock
720 20
37
hrs of this clock
4
1 720 37
=( × × ) ℎ𝑟𝑠 𝑜𝑓 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑐𝑜𝑟𝑟𝑒𝑐𝑡 𝑐𝑙𝑜𝑐𝑘
20 37 4
= 9 hrs of the correct clock
The correct time is 9 hrs after 7 a.m., i.e. 4 p.m.

20. 55 minutes spaces are covered in 60 minutes

60
60 minutes spaces are covered in [55 × 60]minutes
5
= 65 11 𝑚𝑖𝑛𝑢𝑡𝑒𝑠
16 1
Loss in 24 hours = (11 × 64 × 24 × 60) 𝑚𝑖𝑛𝑢𝑡𝑒𝑠
8
= 32 minutes
11

Exercise 02 Explanation

1.
Sol. (c) Angle traced by hour hand in 12 h = 360°

 360 
Angle traced by hour hand in 5 h =   5  = 150
 12 

2.
Sol. (c) Angle traced by hour hand in 12 h = 360°
17
Angle traced by hour hand in 4 h 15 min = h
4

 360 17 
   = 127.5
 12 4 

3.
Sol. (c) Angle traced by hour hand in 12 h = 360°
25
Angle traced by hour hand in h
4
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 
 360 25 
=   = 187.5
 12 4 
Angle traced by minute hand in 60 min = 360°

 360 
Angle traced by it in 15 min = =   15  = 90
 60 
Required angle = (187.5° - 90°) = 97.5°

4.
Sol. (d) Angle traced by hour hand in 12 h = 360°
19
Angle traced by hour hand in h
2

 360 19 
=   = 285
 12 2 
Angle traced by minute hand in 60 min = 360°
Angle traced by minute hand in 30 min

 360 
=  30  = 180
 60 
Required angle = (285°- l80) = 106°

5.
9
Sol. (b) Angle traced by hour hand in h
2

 360 9 
=   = 135
 12 2 
Angle traced by minute hand in 30 min

 360 
=  30  = 180
 12 
 Required angle = (180 - 135)° - 45°

6.

7  360 7 
Sol. (d) Angle traced by hour hand in h=    = 35
6  12 6 
Angle traced by minute hand in 10 min

 360 
=  10  = 60
 60 
 Required angle = (60 - 35)° = 25° 7.

7.
Sol. (a) There are 4 intervals when the clock strikes 5.
Time taken for 4 intervals = 8 s \
Time taken for 1 interval = 2 s
In order to strike 9, there are 8 intervals, for which the
time taken is (8  2) = 16 s

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8.
Sol. (c) There are 11 intervals when the clock strikes 12
Time taken for 11 intervals = 48 s

 Time taken for 1 interval =   s

48
 11 
In order to strike 3, there are 2 intervals, for which the
 48  8
time taken =   2  s = 8 s
 11  11

9. At what time between 1 and 2 O'clock are the hands of a clock together?
5 2 1 9
(a) 5 min past 1 (b) 5 min past 2 (c) 5 min past 1 (d) 5 min past 1
11 11 11 11
Sol. (a) At 1O'clock, the hour hand is at 1 and the minute hand is at 12.
Thus, they are 5 min spaces apart.
To be together, the minute hand must gain 5 min over the hour hand.
55 min are gained by minute hand in 60 min.
 60  60
5 min will be gained by it in   5  min = min
 55  11
5
Hence, the hands will coincide at 5 min past 1
11

10. At what time between 2 and 3 O'clock will the hands of a clock be in opposite directions?
7 5 2 1
(a) 43 min past 2 (b) 42 min past 2 (c) 41 min past 2 (d) 44 min past 2
11 11 11 11
Sol. (a) At 2 O'clock, the hands of the clock are 10 min spaces apart.
To be in opposite directions, they must be 30 min spaces apart.
So, the minute hand has to gain (10 + 30) min ie, 40 min spaces.
55 min spaces are gained in 60 min.
 60  7
40 min spaces are gained in   44  min = 43 min
 55  11
7
 Required time = 43 min past 2
11

11.
Sol. (a) ie, the hands are in opposite directions.
At 9 O'clock the hands of the clock are 15 min spaces apart.
To be in opposite directions they must be 30 min spaces apart.
So, the minute hand has to gain only (30-15) min
ie, 15 min spaces,
55 min spaces are gained in 60 min
 60   180  4
15 min spaces are gained in   15  min =   min = 16 min
 55   11  11
4
 Required time = 16 min past 9.
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Sol. (b) At 5 O'clock the minute hand will be 25 min space
behind the hour hand. Now, when the two hand are at
right angle, they are 15 min spaces apart. So, there are
two cases.
Case 1 When the minute hand is 15 min spaces the hour hand.
To be in this position, the minute hand will have (25 -15) = 10 min spaces
Now, 55 min spaces are gained in 60 min

 10 min space are gained in   10  min =

60 120
min
 55  11
10
= 10 min
11
10
They are at right angle at 10 min past 5.
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Case 2 When the minute hand is 15 min spaces ahead of
the hour hand.
To be in this position, the minute hand will have to gain (25+15) = 40 min spaces.
Now, 55 min spaces are gained in 60 min

 40 min spaces will be gained in   40  min =

60 480 7
min = 43 min
 55  11 11
7
So, they are at right angle at 43 min past 5.
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13.
Sol. (a) At 4 O'clock the minute hand will be 20 min spaces
behind the hour hand. Now, when the two hands are at
right angle they are 15 min spaces apart.
The two hands will be at right angle between 4 and 4:30,
if the minute hand is 15 min spaces behind the hour hand.
In this position, the minute hand has to gain (20 - 15) = 5 min
spaces. 55 min spaces are gained in 60 min.
 60  5
5 min spaces are gained in   5  min = 5 min
 55  11
5
 They are at right angle at 5 min past 4,
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14.
Sol. (b) At 6 O'clock, the minute hand will be 30 min space
behind the hour hand. When the two hands are at right
angle, they are 15 min spaces apart.
The two hands will be at right angle between 6: 30 and 7
If the minute hand is 15 min spaces ahead of the hand.
In this position, the minute hand has to gain = (30 + 15) = 45 min spaces.
Now, 55 min spaces are gained in 60 min

 45 min spaces will be gained in   45  min = 

60 540  1
 min = 49 min
 55   11  11

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 They are at right angle at 49 49 min past 6.
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15.
Sol. (d) Time from 10 am on Wednesday to 1 pm the following
day = 1 day 3 h = 27 h
 1 9
The watch gains  2 + 2  min or min in 27 h
 2 2
9
Now, min are gained in 27 h.
2

 2 min are gained in  27   2  = 12h

2
 9 
So, the watch is correct at 10 pm on Wednesday.

16.
Sol. (d) At 5 O'clock the minute hand is 25 min spaces apart.
The two hands will be 5 min apart between 5 and 5:30,
if the minute hand is (25 - 5) ie, 20 min spaces behind the
hour hand.
Now, 55 min are gained in 60 min
 60   240  9
20 min are gained in   20  min =   min = 21 min
 55   11  11
9
 The hands will be 5 min apart at 21 min past 5.
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17.
Sol. (b) At 5 O'clock the minute hand is 25 min spaces apart.
The two hands will be 5 min apart between 5 : 30 and
60 if the minute hand is (25 + 5) ie, 30 min spaces ahead
of the hour hand.
Now, 55 min are gained in 60 min.
 60   60 
30 mm are gained in   30  min =   min
 55   11 
8
= 32 min
11
8
 The hands will be 5 min apart at 32 min past 5.
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18.
Sol. (b) Time from 6 am to 8 pm is 14 h.
The first clock loses 14 min and the second clock gains
14 min. At 8 pm the two clocks differ by (14 + 14) min
= 28 min.

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Sol. (c) Time from 10 am to 3 pm the next day = 29 h.
Now, 24 h 10 min of the clock in question = 24 h
of the correct clock.
145
ie h of the clock in question =24 h of the correct clock.
6
 6 
29 h of the clock in question =  24   29  h of correct clock.
 145 
= 28 h 48 min of correct clock.

So, the correct time is 28 h 48 min after 10 am ie, 48 min past 2 pm.
20.
Sol. (c) Time from 7 am on a day to 6 am after 3 days is 95 h.
Now, 23 h 45 min of the clock in question = 24 h of correct clock.
95
ie, h of the clock in question = 24 h of correct clock
4

 95 h of the clock in question = =  24   95  h correct clock

4
 95 
So, the correct time is 96 h from 7 am,
Monday, ie, 7 am Friday.

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