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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?
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10
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The hour and minute hands coincide 11 times in every 12-hour period, including at noon (12:00) and at midnight (12:00). Between these two endpoints, they cross at approximately 1:05, 2:11, 3:16, 4:22, 5:27, 6:33, 7:38, 8:44, 9:49, and 10:55, which gives us 10 times. The hands move continuously, creating these crossing points approximately every 65.45 minutes.