Question

Maria wants to know what time it is, but after looking at her analog clock, notices that the numbers are all missing! She notices that the minute hand is pointing straight up, and that the angle measure between the hour and minute hand is 90 degrees. If she knows that the time must be between 1:00 and 5:30, what time is it?

Answer 1

3:00 is the answer my dude

Answer 2

3:00

Explanation:

If the minute hand is pointing straight up, it means that the time is at an exact hour (ex. 1:00, 2:00, not 1:30, etc.).

If the angle between the hour and the minute hand is 90 degrees, then we know that the time is either 3:00 or 9:00.

However, because the time must be between 1:00 and 5:30, it must be 3:00.

I hope this helps!