Clock

Clock
LOGICAL REASONING
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 Let us first understand the concept of degrees with different hands of the clock.
Hour Hand
In 12 hours = 360 degree
In 1 hour = 360 / 12 = 30 degree
1 Hour = 30 degree
I.e. Hour hand makes 30 degree in 1 hr.
Now, 1 Hour = 60 min = 30 degree
1 minute = 1/2 degree
I.e. Hour hand makes 1/2 degree in 1 Mint.
Minutes
In 60 minutes = 360 Degree
In 1 minute = 360 / 60 = 6 Degree
1 minute = 6 degree
I.e. Minute hand makes 6 degree in 1 Mint.
Second
60 Seconds = 360 Degree
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1 sec = 360 / 60 = 6 Degree
1 Second = 6 degree
I.e. Second hand makes 6 degree in 1 Sec.
Points to Remember
1. The hands of the clock are perpendicular 15 minutes apart.
2. The hands of the clock are in a straight line when they coincide or opposite to each other.
3. The minute hand gains 55 minutes over hour hand per hour.
So, x minute space to be gained by minute hand over hour hand can be calculated as x × (60/55) or x × (12/11)
Note:
0 degree / 360 degree means → overlap / coincide
180 degree → opposite / straight
90 degree → right angle
Types of question
1. Angle between the hands of the clock
2. Time at a particular angle
3. Position of hands of the clock
4. Faulty clocks
5. Time gained or lost by the clock
6. Mirror / Water Image based time

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Type 1: Angle between the hands of the clock

Ex 1: What will be the angle made by the hands of the clock at 7:30?
FORMULA:
|(60H – 11M ) / 2|
Solution:
Angle at 7:30
(60 × 7 – 11 × 30) / 2
420 – 330 / 2 = 90 / 2 = 45 degree
TRICK:
Hour hand → 1 hour = 30 degree
7 hour → 210 degree
1 minute = 1/2 degree
30 minute = 15 degree
Minute hand → 1 minute = 6 degree
30 minute = 180 degree
Now, Angle made by hour hand – Angle made by minute hand
 Required Angle = 210 + 15 – 180 = 215 – 180 = 45 degree
Type 2: Time at a particular angle

Ex 1: When will the 180 degree angle be formed between 7:00 and 8:00?
FORMULA:
2 / 11 (A1 – A2)
Where, A1 = Smaller hour time × 30 degree
A2 = Given Angle
Solution:
2 / 11 (7 × 30 – 180)

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2 / 11 (210 – 180)
2 / 11 × 30 = 60 / 11 = 5.5/11
The final answer would be 7:5.5/11
Type 3: Position of hands of the clock

Ex 1: How many times a day does hands of the clock make 180 degree angle?
Needles meet each other
Degree In a day In 12 hours
0 degree / 360 degree 22 times 11 times
180 degree 22 times 11 times
90 degree 44 times 22 times
Solution:
Thus, 22 times a day 23 hands of the clock makes 180 degree angle.
Type 4: Faulty Clocks

If a clock indicates 4 hours 10 minutes. When the correct time is 4, it is said that the clock is 10 min too fast. If
it indicates 4:40 when the correct time 5, it is said to be 20 minutes too slow.
Ex 1: The clock was set on Thursday, at 4 am. If the clock gains 20 minutes per hour, what will be the time
that the clock shows on Friday, 8: 30 pm?
Solution:
The clock was set on Thursday, at 4 am.
The time from Thursday, 4 am to Friday 8.30 pm = 40 hours, 30 min.
The clock gains 20 minutes per hour. So the clock gains 810 min in 40 hours, 30 minutes.
So the time that the clock will show on Friday, 8.30 pm = 8. 30 + 810 min = 10 am Saturday.

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Type 5: Time gained or lost by the clock

These type of problems arise when a clock moves faster or slower than the expected pace. While solving these
problems, it is best to keep track of the correct clock.
Ex 1: A watch gains 5 seconds in 3 minutes and was set right at 8 am. What time will it show at 10pm on the
same day?
Solution:
The watch gains 5 seconds in 3 minutes = 100 seconds in 1 hour
From 8am to 10pm on the same day, time passed is 14 hours.
In 14 hours, the watch would have gained 1400 seconds or 23 minutes 20 seconds.
So, when the correct time is 10pm, the watch would show 10 hours 23 minutes 20 seconds per minute.
Type 6: Mirror / Water image based time

Mirror Image:
If it is a 12 hours clock, then subtract the given time from 11:60 hrs.
And if it is a 24 hours clock, then subtract the given time from 23:60 hrs.
Ex 1: If it's 5:40 in 12-hour clock then what will be the time in the mirror?
Solution:
For every mirror image based on a clock,
If it is 12 hours clock, then subtract given timing from 11:60 hours,
And if it is 24 hours clock, then subtract given timing from 23:60 hrs.
Here, it is 12-hour clock, hence, 11:60 - 5:40 = 6:20.
Thus, mirror image will show 6:20 in the clock.
Water Image:
If minutes are less than 30, then subtract given timing from 18:30 hrs.
If minutes are more than 30, then subtract given timing from 18:90 hrs.
Ex 2: If the water image of the clock shows 3 hours 25 minutes, then what will be the actual time?

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Solution:
For every water image based on a clock,
If minutes given are less than 30, then subtract given timing from 18:30 hours.
And if minutes given are more than 30, then subtract given timing from 18:90 hrs.
Here, minutes are less than 30, hence, 18:30 - 3:25 = 15:05 i.e. 3 hours 5 minutes
Thus, actual time shows 3 hours 5 minutes in a clock.
Some important Questions

Q. For a clock, what is the angle between the hour hand and the minute hand when the clock shows 3:40
AM?
1. 135º
2. 130º
3. 132.5º
4. 120º
Answer: 2
Solution:
The logic follows here is:
The angle between the hour hand and the minute hand when the clock shows 3:40 AM can be calculated us-
ing the following formula:
Angle = [(11 / 2) M - 30 H]
Where, M = minutes and H = hours
Here, M = 40, H = 3
Therefore, we get angle = (11 / 2 × 40 - 30 × 3).
220 - 90 = 130
Hence, the correct answer is "130º".
Q.A watch which gains uniformly is 3 minutes low at noon on Wednesday and 3 min 36 seconds fast at 5
pm on the Saturday. When was it correct?

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1. 10 pm on Wednesday
2. 3 pm on Tuesday
3. 4 pm on Sunday
4. 11 pm on Thursday
Answer: 4
Solution:
Total hours between 12 pm on Wednesday to 5 pm on Saturday = 3 days 5 hours
= 72 + 5 = 77 hours
The clock gains = 3 + 3(36/60) = 3 + 3(3/5)
= 33/5 minutes in 77 hours
So, the clock gains 3 minutes in = (77 × 5/33 × 3)
i.e. 1155/33 = 35 hours
= 1 day and 11 hours
Hence, the watch is correct 2 days 2 hours after 12 pm on Wednesday, i.e. 11 pm on Thursday.
Q. At what time between 3 to 4 o'clock will the hands of a clock make an angle which is exactly between
0° to 90° ?
1. 8(5/11) minutes past to 3.
3. 8 (2/11) minutes past to 3.
Answer: 3
Solution:
The angle between the hour hand and minute hand = (60H ~ 11M)/2
Here, H = hour M = minutes.

Given H = 3 and minutes = M and angle = 45°
So, 45° = (60 × 3 ~ 11M)/2
45 = 90 - 11M/2
45 = 11M/2

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90 = 11 M
M = 90/11 i.e. 8 (2/11)
Hence, the correct answer is 8 (2/11) minutes past to 3.
Q. A watch which loses 5 minutes in 2 hours was set right at 4:15 P.M. in the afternoon of the same day
when the watch indicated 12:30 A.M. then the true time is___
1. 12:31 A.M.
2. 12:51 A.M.
3. 12:41 A.M.
4. 12:21 A.M.
Answer: 4
Solution:
Clock loses 5 minutes in 2 hrs. = 120 minutes.
Total time difference = 4:15 to 12:30 = 8 hrs 15 minutes = 495 minutes.
So, the total time loses = ( 5 × 495 )/ 120 = 20.625 minutes ≈ 21 minutes.
so, the actual time = 12:30 + 21 minutes = 12:51 A.M.

Hence, the correct answer is 12:51 A.M.
Q. At what time between 5 to 6 o'clock will the hands of a clock points coincide with each other?
1. 21(2/11) Minutes minutes past to 5.
Answer: 4
Solution:
The angle between the hour hand and minutes hand = (30H - 11M/2)
H = 5 and angle = 0°
0 = 30 × 5 - 11 M/2

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0 = 150 - 11 M/2
150 = 11 M/2
300 = 11 M
M = 27(3/11) Minutes
Hence, the correct answer is 27(3/11) Minutes minutes past to 7.

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In 1 hour = 360 / 12 = 30 degree

I.e. Hour hand makes 30 degree in 1 hr.

Now, 1 Hour = 60 min = 30 degree

1 minute = 1/2 degree

I.e. Hour hand makes 1/2 degree in 1 Mint.

In 1 minute = 360 / 60 = 6 Degree

I.e. Minute hand makes 6 degree in 1 Mint.

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1 sec = 360 / 60 = 6 Degree

I.e. Second hand makes 6 degree in 1 Sec.

0 degree / 360 degree means → overlap / coincide

180 degree → opposite / straight

90 degree → right angle

2. Time at a particular angle

3. Position of hands of the clock

5. Time gained or lost by the clock

6. Mirror / Water Image based time

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Type 1: Angle between the hands of the clock

420 – 330 / 2 = 90 / 2 = 45 degree

Hour hand → 1 hour = 30 degree

7 hour → 210 degree

1 minute = 1/2 degree

Minute hand → 1 minute = 6 degree

30 minute = 180 degree

Now, Angle made by hour hand – Angle made by minute hand

 Required Angle = 210 + 15 – 180 = 215 – 180 = 45 degree

Type 2: Time at a particular angle

Where, A1 = Smaller hour time × 30 degree

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The final answer would be 7:5.5/11

Type 3: Position of hands of the clock

Needles meet each other

Degree In a day In 12 hours

0 degree / 360 degree 22 times 11 times

180 degree 22 times 11 times

90 degree 44 times 22 times

Type 4: Faulty Clocks

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Type 5: Time gained or lost by the clock

The watch gains 5 seconds in 3 minutes = 100 seconds in 1 hour

From 8am to 10pm on the same day, time passed is 14 hours.

Type 6: Mirror / Water image based time

For every mirror image based on a clock,

If it is 12 hours clock, then subtract given timing from 11:60 hours,

Here, it is 12-hour clock, hence, 11:60 - 5:40 = 6:20.

Thus, mirror image will show 6:20 in the clock.

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For every water image based on a clock,

Thus, actual time shows 3 hours 5 minutes in a clock.

Some important Questions

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Here, H = hour M = minutes.

So, 45° = (60 × 3 ~ 11M)/2

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so, the actual time = 12:30 + 21 minutes = 12:51 A.M.

1. 21(2/11) Minutes minutes past to 5.

2. 27(2/11) Minutes minutes past to 5.

3. 27(3/11) Minutes minutes past to 5.