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Maths Puzzle
Numerical Ability
Clocks and Calendars
The minute and the hour hand of a watch meet every 65minutes.How much does the watch lose or gain time?
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- suppose both hands are at 12 O'clock
when minute hand moves 60 min(a complete round), hr hand move 5 min
hence relatively(with respect to hr hand), minute hand moves 60-5 min= 55 relative min
in 55 relative minute, actual minutes moved by min hand = 60 min
so, in 60 min relative min(to coincide the hands again), actual minute= 60*60/55
=65 + 5/11 min
but watch meets at 65 min
hence clock gains 5/11 min time - 10 years agoHelpfull: Yes(7) No(1)
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