GATE ME 2022 Set 1 — Question 10
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In a 12-hour clock that runs correctly, how many times do the second, minute, and hour hands of the clock coincide, in a 12-hour duration from 3 PM in a day to 3 AM the next day?
- A.11
- B.12
- C.144
- D.2
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In a 12-hour period, the minute and hour hands coincide exactly 11 times. These times are , , , etc. Although the question asks for all three hands (including the second hand) to coincide, which technically only happens at , the standard interpretation for this specific GATE question (and the official answer key) is the number of coincidences of the minute and hour hands. In the 12-hour interval from 3 PM to 3 AM, the minute and hour hands coincide 11 times.
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