Multiple choice general knowledge science & technology

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. 12

  2. 24

  3. 13

  4. 10
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Explanation

The hour and minute hands coincide at noon (12:00), then cross approximately every 65 minutes. Between noon and midnight, they cross 10 more times after the initial noon coincidence - around 1:05, 2:11, 3:16, 4:22, 5:27, 6:33, 7:38, 8:44, 9:49, and 10:55. They don't cross between 11:00 and noon because they coincide exactly at noon.

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