SOLUTION: What time after 9:45 will the hands of the clock be in opposite directions?

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Question 1011648: What time after 9:45 will the hands of the clock be in opposite directions?
Found 3 solutions by Cromlix, MathTherapy, ikleyn:
Answer by Cromlix(4381) About Me  (Show Source):
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Hi there,
For the hands of the clock to
be in opposite directions the time
would be 16.15 (Quarter past 4)
Hope this helps :-)

Answer by MathTherapy(10551) About Me  (Show Source):
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What time after 9:45 will the hands of the clock be in opposite directions?
Hands will be opposite each other (form a 180%5Eo angle between them), at EXACTLY: highlight_green%2821%269%2F11%29 minutes after 10:00 o'clock.

Answer by ikleyn(52775) About Me  (Show Source):
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There is the lesson  Clock problems  on this subject in this site.

Look in it.  It is free of charge.