Oct 19, 2010

How many times do the hands of a clock coincide in a day?

How many times do the hands of a clock coincide in a day?

Answer:
22

Explanation:
The hands of a clock coincide 11 times in every 12 hours (Since between 11 and 1, they coincide only once, i.e., at 12 o'clock).
AM
12:00
1:05
2:11
3:16
4:22
5:27
6:33
7:38
8:44
9:49
10:55


PM
12:00
1:05
2:11
3:16
4:22
5:27
6:33
7:38
8:44
9:49
10:55

The hands overlap about every 65 minutes, not every 60 minutes.
The hands coincide 22 times in a day.

What will be the time?

If time at this moment is 9 P.M., what will be the time 23999999992 hours later?

Answer :
1 P.M


Explanation
  24 billion hours later, it would be 9 P.M. and 8 hours before that it would be 1 P.M.