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UKMT Junior Kangaroo, 2016

Algebra Difficulty 1.0 Junior Find the answer United Kingdom

At which of these times is the angle between the minute hand and the hour hand of a clock equal to $150^\circ$ ?

(A) $9$ pm (B) $8$ pm (C) $6$ pm (D) $5$ pm (E) $4$ pm

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