Raju started a piece of work when the hours hand and minutes hand in a wall clock are at 9 and 12, respectively. He completed his work when the hours hand is at a midway between 11 and 12, while the position of the minutes hand is at 6. Find the time taken by him to do the work.

Raju started a piece of work when the hours hand and minutes hand in a

1.	Raju started a piece of work when the hours hand and minutes hand in a wall clock are at 9 and 12, respectively. He completed his work when the hours hand is at a midway between 11 and 12, while the position of the minutes hand is at 6. Find the time taken by him to do the work.
Answer» SOLUTION :`t_(1)` = 9:00 `t_(2)` = 11:30 Time taken = 11.30 - 9:00 = 2 HOUR 30 minutes = 2.5 hours.