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30 January, 15:19

I just started learning about rate and I am stuck on a question. (A watch keeps perfect time but only has an hour hand. If the hour hand is three fifths of the distance between 1and2, determine the actual time in hours and minutes)

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  1. 30 January, 15:45
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    36 minutes past 1, or 1:36

    Step-by-step explanation:

    A watch normally has an hour hand that does one revolution in 12 hours.

    It takes 1 hour to go from the 1 o'clock position to the 2 o'clock position.

    Since 1 hour equals 60 minutes, it takes 60 minutes to go from the 1 o'clock position to the 2 o'clock position.

    The hour hand is 3/5 of the way from 1 to 2, so the number of minutes past 1 o'clock is 3/5 of 60 minutes.

    3/5 of 60 minutes =

    = 3/5 * 60 minutes

    = 3/5 * 60/1 minutes

    = 180/5 minutes

    = 36 minutes

    The time is 36 minutes past 1, or 1:36
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