Multiple choice general knowledge

At noon and midnight the hour and minute hands are exactly coincident with each other. How many other times between noon and midnight do the hour and minute hands cross?

  1. 7

  2. 8

  3. 9

  4. 10
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Explanation

The hour and minute hands cross 11 times in every 12-hour cycle. Between noon and midnight (excluding the endpoints), they cross exactly 10 times at approximately 1:05, 2:11, 3:16, 4:22, 5:27, 6:33, 7:38, 8:44, 9:49, and 10:55.

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