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AT 3HR 16 MIN 21.82 (SOMEWHERE BETWEEN 21 AND 22 SECONDS) SECONDS. BY THE TIME THE MINUTE HAND GETS TO 3, THE HOUR HAND WOULD HAVE MOVED A LITTLE, SO THEY WILL NOT BE EXACTLY ON TOP OF EACH OTHER AT 3.15PM. THE MINUTE HAND AND HOUR HAND MOVE 360 DEGREES AND 30 DEGREES RESPECTIVELY IN 60 MINUTES YES. HE TOOK AS MUCH TIME FOR THE SECOND HALF OF HIS TRIP AS THE WHOLE TRIP WOULD HAVE TAKEN ON FOOT. SO NO MATTER HOW FAST THE TRAIN WAS, HE LOST EXACTLY AS MUCH TIME AS HE SPENT ON THE TRAIN. HE WOULD HAVE SAVED 1⁄30 OF THE TIME BY WALKING ALL THE WAY THE STUDENT IS DOUBLE COUNTING A LOT OF THE DAYS. A LOT OF THE TIME SPENT SLEEPING, EATING, AND RELAXING OCCURS DURING WEEKENDS AND THE SUMMER. WEEKENDS ALSO OCCUR DURING THE SUMMER, SO ALL OF THESE HOURS ARE GETTING COUNTED SEVERAL TIMES. AND, SCHOOL IS NOT AN ALL DAY AFFAIR. SO THE 4 DAYS ACTUALLY REPRESENTS MORE DAYS OF SCHOOL. IF SCHOOL IS 6 HOURS PER DAY, THOSE FOUR DAYS REPRESENTS 16 DAYS OF SCHOOL 49 MINUTES. IT IS VERY TEMPTING TO JUST SUBTRACT THE TIMES 9:09 FROM 10:10, ETC., AND GET 61 MINUTES, OR IF YOU'RE CARELESS GET 101 MINUTES. HOWEVER, THINK OF THE TIMES CLOSEST TO ONE ANOTHER, 12:12 AND 1:01, AND YOU WILL FIND THE DIFFERENCE IS 49 MINUTES