Question

At what time between 5 and 6 oclock are the hands of a clock 3 minutes apart?



select one:



a. 30min



b. 26min



c. 20min



d. 24min

Answer 1

Answer:24 min

Step-by-step explanation:

In this type of problems the formuae is

(5*x+ or - t)*12/11

Here x is replaced by the first interval of given time. Here x is 5.

t is spaces apart

Case 1 : (5*x + t) * 12/11

(5*5 + 3) * 12/11

28 * 12/11 = 336/11= 31511 min

therefore the hands will be 3 min apart at 31 5/11 min past 5.

Case 2 : (5*x - t) * 12/11

(5*5 -3 ) * 12/11

22 *12/11 = 24 min

therefore the hands will be 3 min apart at 24 min past 5