I have a very strange clock. At first glance, it looks like a normal clock with three hands and the numbers 1 through 12 all around. The only differences are that the hands are indistinguishable from each other and they are faster. One hand completes a circle in 3 minutes, another in 4 minutes, and the last in 6 minutes. They all go clockwise.

One morning, when I looked at the clock, the hands were all pointing exactly at the numbers 1, 2, and 3.
Later that day, I saw that the three hands were pointing exactly at 6, 10, and 11.

Can you identify which hands I saw each time? Prove it.

(In reply to re: Solution by SilverKnight)

ok
4 min hand rquires 20 secs to cover normal 5 sec distance so whenever 4 min hand goes 60,120,180 & 240 secs i.e. on 3 , 6 , 9 , 12 other two hands are on exatly on the number of clock, so 4 min hand will be at 3 & 6 because for any other position of that other two hands will be in between the to numbers, now 3 min hand is twice as fast as 6 min , with each requires 15 sec & 30 secs for normal 1 min distance, so whenever 3 min hand is on two , 6 min will be at 1. & whenever 3 min hand on 11 6 min will be on 10.
i don't know at which revolution it will take place but position of hands will be like this as i mentioned in ans earlier

Posted by Mital on 2004-02-18 13:12:58