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A watch showed a time of fourteen minutes past nine (9 hrs and 14 minutes). The positions of the hour hand and the minute hand of the watch are exactly interchanged. The new time shown by the watch is closest to which one of the following

A watch showed a time of fourteen minutes past nine (9 hrs and 14 minutes). The positions of the hour hand and the minute hand of the watch are exactly interchanged. The new time shown by the watch is closest to which one of the following?

(a)

Twelve minutes to three

(b)

Thirteen minutes to three

(c)

Fourteen minutes to three

(d)

Fifteen minutes to three

Answer:

(c)

Explanation

When hands are swapped, the time is closest to fourteen minutes to three.