Multiple choice general knowledge math & puzzles

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

  1. 24

  2. 11

  3. 12

  4. 22
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Explanation

The hands of a clock coincide 22 times in a 24-hour period. They coincide once every hour, but because the minute hand must 'catch up' to the moving hour hand, the overlap happens roughly every 65 minutes, skipping two overlaps daily.

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