Question 1.

At what time between 4 and 5 O’ 120

M = - 11 which is not possible or M=
Clock will the hands of a watch Coincide ?
600 6
11 = 54
Solution: θ = |30H – M|
2
11 11
∴The hands are opposite to each other at 54
Between 4 and 5 O’ Clock mean H = 4
6
Hands of clock coincide mean angle between min past 4.
11
them = 0o
∴ 0 = |30 x 4 –
11
M| ***************************************
2
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11
⇒0 = |120 – M| 2. At what time between 4 and 5 O’ Clock will
2
11 the hands of a watch are at 90o apart
⇒ 120 – M=0
2
11 11
⇒ 120 = M Solution : θ = |30H – 2 M|
2
240
⇒ M= Between 4 and 5 O’ Clock mean H = 4
11
8 Given that angle between hands of a clock = 90o
⇒ M =21 11
11 ∴ 90 = |30 x 4 –
2
M|
8
∴ The hands of clock coincide at 21 minutes 11
11 ⇒ 9 0 = |120 – M|
past of 4 of the clock 2
11
⇒ 120 – M = ± 90
2
*************************************** 11
⇒ 120 – M = +90 or 120 –
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Question 2. At what time between 4 and 5 O’ 11 M = -90
2
Clock will the hands of a watch are in
11
opposite directions. 30 = 2 M or 210
11 11
Solution : θ = |30H – 2 M| = 2M
Between 4 and 5 O’ Clock mean H = 4 60 5
M = 11 = 5 11 or M=
Hands of clock are in opposite direction mean
420 2
angle between them = 180o = 38
11 11
11
∴ 180 = |30 x 4 – M|
2
Therefore the hands of a clock are at 90o apart
11 between 4 and 5 of the clock at
⇒180 = |120 – M|
2 5 2
5 11 minutes past of 4 and 38 11 minutes past
11
⇒ 120 – M = ± 180
2 of 4
11
⇒ 120 – M = +180 or 120
2
11 Question 3. What is the angle between the
– 2 M = -180 hour hand and minute hand when it was 5:40
11
-60 = 2 M or 300 pm.
11
= 2M 11
Sol: θ = |30H – 2 M|
Given time is 5: 40
∴ H = 5 and M = 40 2. At what approximate time between 4 and 5
11 am will the bands of a clock be at right angle?
⇒ θ = |30 x 5 – x 40|
2
(a) 4:40 am (b) 4:38am (c) 4:35 am (d) 4:39
⇒ θ = |150 –11 x 20|
am
⇒ θ = |150 –220|
⇒ θ = |–70|
7. At what time between 9’O clock and 10'O
⇒ θ = 70
clock will the hands of a clock point in the
Therefore at 5 : 40 the angle between hands of
opposite directions?
a clock is 70o
(a) 16 4/11 min past 9 (b) 16 4/11 min past 8
(c) 55 5/61 min past 7 (d) 55 5/61 minutes to 8
Exercise
To find angle
9. Find the exact time between 7 am and 8 am
19. An accurate clock shows 8 O’clock in the
when the two hands of a watch meet?
morning. Through how many degrees will the
(a) 7 hrs 35 min (b) 7 hrs 36.99 min (c) 7 hrs
hour hand rotate when the clock shows 2
38.18min (d) 7 hrs 42.6mm
O’clock in the afternoon?
(a) 144° (b) 150° (c) 168° (d) 180°
11. At what time between 3 and 4 ’O clock, the
hands of a clock coincide?
1. If the two hands in a clock are 3 minutes
(a) 16 4/11 min past 3 (b) 15 5/61 min past 3
divisions apart, then the angle between them is
(c) 15 5/60 min to 2 (d) 16 4 11 min to 4
(a) 3° (b) 18° (c) 24° (d) 60°

15. At what time between 8 and 9 o’clock will

4. In 16 minutes, the minute hand gains over
the hands of a watch be in straight line but
the hour hand by
not together?
(a) 16° (b) 80° (c) 88° (d) 96°
(a) 10 11/10 min. past 8 (b) 10 10/11
min. past 8
17. Find the angle between the hour hand and
(c) 11 10/11 min. past 8 (d) 12 10/11
the minute hand o f a clock when the time is
min. past 8
3.25.
(a) 45° (b) 37 1 /2 ° (c) 47 1 /2 ° (d) 46°
16. At what time between 5.30 and 6 will the
hands of a clock be at right angles?
3. What will be the acute angle between hands
(a) 43 5/11 min. past 5 (b) 43 7 /11
of a clock at 2: 30?
min. past 5
(a) 105° (b) 115° (c) 95° (d) 135°
(c) 40 min. past 5 (d) 45 min. past 5

23. At what angle the hands of a clock are

Wrong clock:
inclined at 15 minutes past 5 ?
5. A clock is set right at 1 p.m. If it gains one
(a) 72 1/2 ° (b) 64° (c) 58 1/2 ° (d) 67 1/2 °
minute in an hour, then what is the true time
when the clock indicates 6 p.m. in the same
To find time:
day?
(a) 55 5/ 61 minutes past 5 (b) 5 minutes past 6 16 min. in 24 hours. What will be the true
(c) 5 minutes to 6 (d) 59 1/64 minutes past 5 time when the clock indicates 10 p.m. on the
4th day?
8. A clock gains 15 minutes per day. It is set (a) 11p.m. (b) 10 p.m. (c) 9 p.m. (d) 8 p.m.
right at 12 noon. What time will it show at 4.00
am, the next day? 10. In a watch, the minute hand crosses the
(a) 4:10 am (b) 4:45am (c) 4:20 am (d) 5:00am hour hand for the third time exactly after every
3 hrs., 18 min., 15 seconds of watch time. What
12. A watch which gains uniformly is 2 minutes is the time gained or lost by this watch in one
low at noon On Monday and is 4 min 48 sec, day?
fast at 2 p.m. on the following Monday. When (a) 14 min. 10 seconds lost (b) 13 min. 50
was it correct? seconds lost (c) 13min. 20 seconds gained (d)
(a) 2 p.m. on Tuesday (b) 2 p.m. on 14 min. 40 seconds gained
Wednesday (c) 3 p.m. on Thursday (d) 1 p.m.
on Friday 18. How much does a watch lose per day, if its
hands coincide every 64 minutes?
14. A watch which gains 5 seconds in 3 minutes (a) 32 8 11 min. (b) 36 5 11
was set right at 7 a.m. In the afternoon of the min. (c) 90 min. (d) 96 min.
same day, when the watch indicated quarter
past 4 O’clock, the true time is 6. Two clocks were set right at noon on Sunday.
(a) 4 p.m. (b) 59 7 12 min past 3 One gains 2 min and the other loses 3 min in 24
(c) 58 7/11 min past 3 (d) 2 3/11 min past 4 hours. What will be the true time when the first
clock indicates 3 pm on Wednesday?
22. A clock gains 5 minutes, in 24 hours. It was (a) 2:38 pm (b) 2:54 pm (c) 2:23 pm (d) 2:48
set right at 10 a.m. on Monday. What will be pm
the true time when the clock indicates 10:30
a.m. on the next Sunday? 21. The reflex angle between the hands of a
(a) 10 a.m. (b) 11 a.m. (c) 25 minutes past 10 clock at 10:2: 5 is?
a.m. (d) 5 minutes to 11 a.m. (a) 180° (b) 192 1 /2 °(c) 195° (d) 197 1 /2 °

20. A clock is set right at 5 a.m. The clock loses 13. If a clock strikes 12 in 33 seconds, it will
strike 6 in how many seconds?
(a) 33/2 (b) 15 (c) 12 (d) 22
 Coincide(0 deg) Opposite (180 deg) Perpendicular(90 deg)
11 to 12 to 1 1 12 to 1 2
At 12o clock – 1
1 1 to 2 1 1 to 2 2
1 to 2 1 2 to 3 1 After 2 -1, At 3 -1 After 3 - 1
2 to 4
2 to 3 1 3 to 4 1 Total 3
3 to 4 1 4 to 5 1 4 to 5 2
4 to 5 1 5 to 6 2
5 to 7 At 6o clock 1
5 to 6 1 6 to 7 2
6 to 7 1 7 to 8 1 7 to 8 2
7 to 8 1 8 to 9 1 After 8 -1, At 9 -1 After 9 - 1
8 to 10
8 to 9 1 9 to 10 1 Total 3
9 to 10 to 10 to
10 1 11 1 11 2
10 to 11 to 11 to
11 1 12 1 12 2
Total 11 Total 11 Total 22