🦘 Math Kangaroo Grade All Felix 1-2 Ecolier 3-4 Benjamin 5-6 Kadett 7-8 Junior 9-10 Student 11-12 ⇄ switch contest
2012 Math Kangaroo

Problem 21

Problem 21 · 2012 Math Kangaroo Stretch
Spatial & Visual Reasoning clock-calendarspatial-reasoning
Figure for Math Kangaroo 2012 Problem 21
Show answer
Answer: E
Show hints
Hint 1 of 2
Work out where each hand points at 8:11:00: the seconds, the minutes and the hours.
Still stuck? Show hint 2 →
Hint 2 of 2
Seconds point to 12, minutes a little past 2, and the hour hand just past 8.
Show solution
Approach: place each hand for 8:11:00
  1. At 8:11:00 the second hand is on 0 seconds, pointing straight up to 12.
  2. The minute hand at 11 minutes points just past the 2.
  3. The hour hand at 8:11 points just past the 8.
  4. The clock showing hands at 12, just past 2, and just past 8 is E.
Mark: · log in to save
↑