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  1. Find at what time between 8 and 9 O’clock will the hands of a clock be in the same straight line but not together?
    1. 11
      9
      minutes past 5
      11

    2. 9
      7
      minutes past 5
      11

    3. 10
      10
      minutes past 8
      11

    4. None of these
Correct Option: C

Here, H = 8 > 6.
We know that ,

∴ (5H - 30)12= (5 x 8 - 30) 12
1111

= 120= 10 10
1111
So, the hands will be in the same straight line but not together at
10
10
minutes past 8 O’clock.
11



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