Stage: 3 Challenge Level: 
Sometime during every hour the minute hand lies directly above the hour hand.
At what time between 4 and 5 o'clock does this happen?
Generalising. Fractions. Time. Speed. Calculating with fractions. Clock. Mathematical modelling. Length/distance. Visualising. Mathematical reasoning & proof.
Published November 1996.
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