The hour hand makes 1 revolution in the time that the minute hand makes 12 revolutions, so since 12-1 = 11, the hands of a clock are together 11 times in 12 hours. The hands of a clock are together at 12 o'clock. We divide 12 hours by 11 and get 1.0909090909... hours between successive times when the hands are together. So the hands are together these ll times 12.00000... o'clock. 1.090909... o'clock 2.181818... o'clock 3.272727... o'clock 4.363636... o'clock 5.454545... o'clock 6.54545.... o'clock 7.63636.... o'clock 8.72727.... o'clock 9.81818.... o'clock 10.90909... o'clock [Then if we add 1.090909... again we're back to 12 o'clock.] So Roger started at 8.72727... o'clock AM. Now we need to figure out when he arrived. The hands were together at 2.181818... o'clock and again at 3.272727... o'clock. Exactly halfway between those two time, the hands were 180° apart, so we average those two times: 2.181818... +3.272727... ------------ 5.454545... Then divide that by 2 and get 2.72727... o'clock PM. But on a 24 hour clock we would add 12 and get 14.72727... hours. So he started at 8.72727... hours on a 24-hour clock and arrived at 14.72727... hours on a 24-hour clock So he traveled for 14.72727... minus 8.72727... or 6 hours. Edwin