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

  • A.11
  • B.22
  • C.12
  • D.24

Answer: B

In twelve hours the hands coincide eleven times, not twelve: between 11 and 12 they meet only at 12 o'clock itself, so that hour contributes no separate coincidence.

\[ 11 \times 2 = 22 \text{ times in 24 hours} \]

Equivalently, the minute hand laps the hour hand once every \( \tfrac{720}{11} = 65\tfrac{5}{11} \) minutes, and \( \tfrac{1440}{720/11} = 22 \).

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