Multiple choice

How many times do the hands of a clock coincide in a day?

  1. 20

  2. 12

  3. 22

  4. 24

  5. 11
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Explanation

The hands of a clock coincide once in every hour, but between 11 o'clock and 1 o'clock, they coincide only once. So, they coincide 11 times in 12 hours and thus, 11 x 2 = 22 times in 24 hours.

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