1. Anora sees the time on her perfectly working ordinary wrist watch at 10:20 AM on 8th of March, 2025 and the next occasion when she sees the time on her same watch is at 11:15 AM on 11th of March, 2025. Determine the number of times, the hour and minute hand of her watch would have been exactly over one another between the two times that Anora saw the time on her watch ?
a) 89 b) 45 c) 50 d) 66 e) 25
2. Abhini went to the movies nine days ago. She only goes to the movies on Thursday. What day is it today?
A) Wednesday B) Tuesday C) Saturday D) Sunday E) Thursday
3. Twenty-sixth of January, 1950 was a Thursday. Determine the day of the week on the Fifteenth of August, 1980.
a) Thursday b) Friday c) Tuesday d) Sunday e) Wednesday
Solutions
1. Correct Answer: B
The hour and minute hands of a clock overlap exactly 11 times in every 12-hour period. From 10:20 AM on 8th March to 11:15 AM on 11th March spans a total of 72 hours and 55 minutes, which is approximately 72.92 hours. To find how many times the hands overlapped in this duration, So, the number of overlaps is ⌊(72.92 × 11)/12⌋ = 66 times.
2. If she went to movies 9 days ago on a Thursday,
Then today is Thursday + 9 = Saturday
3. Correct Answer: b) Friday
From 26 Jan 1950 to 15 Aug 1980 is 30 years, 6 months, 20 days.
Use total days difference or day-counting logic (or Zeller’s rule).
Multiple calendars confirm: 15 August 1980 = Friday
