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Square Time (Posted on 2005-10-04) Difficulty: 2 of 5
The current time is between 1 o’clock and 12 o’clock in a wallclock and both the minute hand and the hour hand are situated precisely on two distinct minute marks. It is observed that the hour hand is a square number of minute marks ahead of the 12 Hour Mark . The number of minute marks by which the hour hand is ahead of the minute hand is a different perfect square greater than 1. Determine the current time from the information provided in the above statements.

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fun puzzle / think I have the answer | Comment 2 of 3 |
the time would be 12 minutes after 3 o'clock
  Posted by Kevin Ristine on 2005-10-06 01:09:55
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