Posted by Emily on Sunday, November 1, 2009 at 10:01pm.
The hour hand moves 30 degrees per hour, or 0.5 degrees per minute.
The minutes hand moves 360 degrees per hour, or 6 degrees per minute.
The difference between the two is 5.5 degrees per minute.
To catch up with 300 degrees difference, it takes: 300/5.5 minutes = 600/11 = 54 6/11 minutes.
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