Question

The time is $2:49$. The hour hand will be between ___ and ___, and the minute hand will be at ____ divisions after ______.

• A. $4;3;2;9$
• B. $2;3;4;9$
• C. $3;4;9;2$
• D. $3;2;9;4$

Answer 1

The correct option is B $2;3;4;9$

Let us find the position of the hands

• The hour hand of the clock takes $1$ hour to move between two consecutive numbers.
• The number of hours $=2$
• When the minute hand is at twelve, the hour hand will be at $2$.
• When the minute hand reaches $12$ again after full rotation, the hour hand will move to $3$.
• So, when the minute hand moves $49$ minutes, the hour hand will be between $2$ and $3$.
• The number of minutes $=49$
• The minute hand of the clock takes $5$ minutes to move between two consecutive numbers.
• Each number represents a $5$ minutes interval and each interval has $5$ divisions.
• To find the number, we divide the number of minutes by $5$.
• $49÷5=9$, Remainder $=4$
• So, the minute hand will be at $4$ divisions after $9$.

Hence, the correct answer is option C.