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Calendars and Clocks · Question 49 of 65

Question 49

HardOriginal question

How many times are the hands of a clock at right angles between 1 p.m. and 5 p.m.?

Options for question 49

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CorrectNot quiteAnswer B

Correct answer: B

Explanation

  1. Normally the hands are at right angles twice in each hour, which would suggest 4×2=84 \times 2 = 8.

  2. But 3:00 is itself a right angle, and it is shared by the hour 2–3 and the hour 3–4. The two right angles of 2 to 3 o'clock are at 2731127\frac{3}{11} minutes past 2 and at 3:00.

  3. List: 2191121\frac{9}{11} and 5461154\frac{6}{11} past 1; 2731127\frac{3}{11} past 2; 3:00; 3281132\frac{8}{11} past 3; 55115\frac{5}{11} and 3821138\frac{2}{11} past 4. That is 7.

Worth noting

8 double-counts 3:00. This is exactly why there are 22 right angles in 12 hours, not 24.

Concept
Counting right angles over a stretch of hours
Typical time
120 s
Your time
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The rule this testsAngles between the hands
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