Question 1100015
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In 12 hours the minute hand makes 12 revolutions while the
hour hand makes only 1 revolution.  So the minute hand's
angular speed RELATIVE to the hour hands' angular speed is 
the difference between them or 12-1 = 11 revolutions per 
12 hours. 

Therefore from noon to midnight, there are 11 periods of 
time between consecutive times when the hands are exactly 
together.  That's approximately 1 hour and 5 minutes but 
EXACTLY 12/11 or 1 1/ll hours. 

So each of those periods of time is 12/11 hours (1 1/11 hours) 
in length.

At the beginning of each of those periods the hands are together.
Then, after 1/4 of one of those periods later, the hands are at 90°,
and, after 1/2 of one of those periods later, the hands are at 180°,
and, after 3/4 of one of those periods later, the hands are at 90° 
again.  Then 1/4 of one of those periods later, they are back 
together again.

So he went to walk the dog when exactly 1/4 of one of those periods
had lapsed, and returned when exactly 3/4 of that period had lapsed.

3/4 - 1/4 = 2/4 = 1/2.

So he was gone for half of one of those 12/11 hour periods or 
6/11 of an hour.  That's  32 8/11 minutes.

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Edwin</pre>