Showing posts with label ratio and proportion. Show all posts
Showing posts with label ratio and proportion. Show all posts

Monday, September 28, 2020

Angles on the clock




What is the acute angle between the hour and minute hands?

What time will it be when the same angle occurs for the first time after 10:10?

Tuesday, March 20, 2018

Problem 27: Three Candles


When one of the three equal-sized candles completely melted, the second has a height of 3 cms and the third one has a height of 5 cms.

At the instant when the second candle totally finishes, the third candle's length is measured 2.5 cms.

What was the initial length of the candles?