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25917.An accurate clock shows 8 oclock in the morning. Through how may degrees will the hour hand rotate when the clock shows 2 oclock in the afternoon?
$480^\circ$
$150^\circ$
$168^\circ$
$180^\circ$
Explanation:

Angle traced by the hour hand in 6 hours =$ \left(\dfrac{360}{12} \times 6\right) ^\circ$ = $180^\circ$.

25918.The reflex angle between the hands of a clock at 10.25 is:
$180^\circ$
$192\dfrac{1}{2}^\circ$
$195^\circ$
$197\dfrac{1}{2}^\circ$
Explanation:

Angle traced by hour hand in$ \dfrac{125}{12} $hrs =$\left(\dfrac{360}{12} \times \dfrac{125}{12}\right)^\circ$= 312$ \dfrac{1}{2}^\circ$.

Angle traced by minute hand in 25 min =$ \left(\dfrac{360}{60} \times 25\right)^\circ $= 150$^\circ$.

$\therefore$ Reflex $\times$ angle = $360^\circ$ -$ \left(312\dfrac{1}{2} - 150\right)^\circ$= 360$^\circ$ - 162$ \dfrac{1}{2}^\circ $= 197$ \dfrac{1}{2} $.

25919.A clock is started at noon. By 10 minutes past 5, the hour hand has turned through:
$145^\circ$
$150^\circ$
$155^\circ$
$160^\circ$
Explanation:

Angle traced by hour hand in 12 hrs = 360$^\circ$

Angle traced by hour hand in 5 hrs 10 min. i.e.,$\dfrac{31}{6}$ hrs =$\left(\dfrac{360}{12} \times \dfrac{31}{6}\right) ^\circ$=155$^\circ$

25920.A watch which gains 5 seconds in 3 minutes was set right at 7 a.m. In the afternoon of the same day, when the watch indicated quarter past 4 oclock, the true time is:
59$ \dfrac{7}{12} $min. past 3
4 p.m.
58$ \dfrac{7}{11} $min. past 3
2$ \dfrac{3}{11} $min. past 4
Explanation:

Time from 7 a.m. to 4.15 p.m. = 9 hrs 15 min. =$ \dfrac{37}{4} $hrs.

3 min. 5 sec. of this clock = 3 min. of the correct clock.

$\Rightarrow \dfrac{37}{720} $hrs of this clock =$ \dfrac{1}{20} $hrs of the correct clock.

$\Rightarrow \dfrac{37}{4} $hrs of this clock =$\dfrac{1}{20} \times\dfrac{720}{37} \times \dfrac{37}{4}$hrs of the correct clock.

= 9 hrs of the correct clock.

$\therefore$ The correct time is 9 hrs after 7 a.m. i.e., 4 p.m.

25921.How much does a watch lose per day, if its hands coincide every 64 minutes?
32$ \dfrac{8}{11} $min.
36$ \dfrac{5}{11} $min.
90 min.
96 min.
Explanation:

60 min. spaces are covered in$ \left(\dfrac{60}{55} \times 60\right) $min.= 65$ \dfrac{5}{11} $min.

Loss in 64 min. =$ \left(65\dfrac{5}{11} - 64\right) $=$ \dfrac{16}{11} $min.

Loss in 24 hrs =$ \left(\dfrac{16}{11} \times\dfrac{1}{64} \times 24 \times 60\right) $min.=32$ \dfrac{8}{11} $min.

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