CLOCK MATH
DETERMINE ANGLE BETWEEN MINUTE & HOUR HAND
Formula
(30 x Hr) – ( x Min)
If result is > 180(n) , The Ans is (360-n)
DETERMINE TIME WHEN A SPECIFIC ANGLE FORMS
Formula
Angle forms at initial time – Given
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angle
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0.5
1) What will be angle between the two hands of a clock when the time is 8:50?
(a) 65°
(b) 30°
(c) 55°
(d) 35°
3) Find the angle between the two hands of clock at 4: 10.
(a) 61°
(b) 68°
(c) 55°
(d) 65°
At what time between 5 and 6 o'clock will the hands of a clock be at right angle?
At what time between 9 and 10 will the hands of a clock be in the straight line, but not together?
Q) A train running at 36 km/hr takes 12 seconds to pass a - platform. Next it takes 6 seconds to pass a man running at the rate
of 9 km/hr in the opposite direction. Find the length of the train.
a)75 m
b)70 m
c) 65 m
d) 60 m
Q) Two trains travel in the same direction at 56 km and 29 km an hour and the faster train passes a man in the slower train in
16 seconds. Find the length of the faster train.
a) 100 m
b) 120 m
c) 124 m
d) Data inadequate
Q) A man rows upstream 16 km and downstream 27 km tak- ing 5 hours each time. What is the velocity of current?
a) 2 km/hr
b) 1.1 km/hr
c) 2.1 km/hr
d) d) None of these
Q) A man covers a certain distance by car driving at 40 km/ hr and he returns back to the starting point riding on a scooter at
10 km/hr. Find his average speed for the whole journey.
a) 8 km/hr
b) 25 km/hr
c) 16 km/hr
d) 20 km/hr
Q) A man covers a certain distance by car driving at 40 km/ hr and he returns back to the starting point riding on a scooter at
10 km/hr. Find his average speed for the whole journey.
a) 8 km/hr
b) 12 km/hr
c) 16 km/hr
d) None of these