2021 · Q38
Between 3 and 4 O’clock, both hour hand and minute hand will coincide past 3 O’clock between
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- A15–16 minutes
- B16–17 minutes
- C17–18 minutes
- D18–19 minutes
Explanation
The hands coincide every 65 5/11 ≈ 65.45 minutes. Starting from 3:00, the coincidence occurs at 3:00 + 3 × 65 5/11 min past 12, i.e. at 3:(180/11) = 3:16.36. This lies between 16 and 17 minutes past 3, option (b).