a.) Mr. Brown can wash his car in 15 minutes, while his son John takes twice as long to do the same job. If they work together, how many minutes can they do the washing? b.) How many minutes after 3:00 PM will the minute hand of the clock overtakes the hour hand? c.) At what time after 12:00 noon will the hour hand and the minute hand of a clock first form an angle of 120°.

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a.) Mr. Brown can wash his car in 15 minutes, while his son John takes twice as long to do the same job. If they work
together, how many minutes can they do the washing?
b.) How many minutes after 3:00 PM will the minute hand of the clock overtakes the hour hand?
c.) At what time after 12:00 noon will the hour hand and the minute hand of a clock first form an angle of 120°.
Transcribed Image Text:a.) Mr. Brown can wash his car in 15 minutes, while his son John takes twice as long to do the same job. If they work together, how many minutes can they do the washing? b.) How many minutes after 3:00 PM will the minute hand of the clock overtakes the hour hand? c.) At what time after 12:00 noon will the hour hand and the minute hand of a clock first form an angle of 120°.
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