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Answer for Day 8 Problem

38 2/11 minutes or 38.18 minutes 🎯

Either the fractional or decimal answer shall be considered as correct answer.

Explanation

Context: The original problem is under clock problems in algebra. The problem specifically asks how many exact minutes must pass so that the minute and hour hands between 10:00 and 11:00 becomes exactly 11:00 (hour and minute hands are together). It does not matter if the time is A.M. or P.M.

Solution: An easy approach here is to first get the exact time between 10:00 and 11:00 where the minute and hour hands are in opposite directions (180Β° away from each other in either direction). At 10:00, the minute hand of the clock is 60Β° ahead of the hour hand. For the minute hand to be exactly 180Β° ahead of the hour hand, it must travel 120Β° or 20 minutes farther from the hour hand. (20 minutes) / (11/12) = 21 9/11 minutes or 21.82 minutes from 10:00. Therefore, the clock needs exactly 38 2/11 minutes or 38.18 minutes for its hands to represent 11:00.

For beginners: The 11/12 fraction represents the fact that whenever the minute hand moves 12 ticks [minutes], it gets only 11 ticks away from the hour hand. 1 tick = 1 minute = 5Β°

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