Clock hands overlap
How many times in a 12-hour period do the hour and minute hands of an analog clock exactly overlap?
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- How many laps does the minute hand gain on the hour hand in 12 hours?
- Overlaps occur every 12/11 hours, not exactly every hour.
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11
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