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Old 8 Mar 2007, 12:49 AM   #684
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Originally Posted by CyberSmurf View Post
In a 24 hour period the minute hand makes 24 revolutions and the hour hand makes 2 revolutions. So the minute hand pases the hour hand 22 times a day.
Well this is certainly the most elegant way of putting it! It's almost the same, but I think they are looking to know how much time passes between two meetings of the hour and the minute hands.
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