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How many times do the hour and minute hands of a clock overlap in 12 hours?

1. 12
2. 24
3. 22
4. 11

Answer

D. 11

Solution

The hands overlap once roughly every 65 5/11 minutes, so 11 times in 12 hours (the overlap near 11 o'clock happens at 12:00).

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