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HEDGEHOGS, IPODS, BIRTHDAYS:

Puzzlestoponderaheadofyourinterview.

How many words are there in the daily edition of The Times? How many songs are stored on iPods in the UK? How many spikes
are there on the back of a hedgehog? These and other provocative questions await you, in preparation for your interview with
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At3:25pm,whatistheanglebetweenthehandsonaclock?

Thisquestioncanbesolvedinfoursteps:

Step1:Chooseapointtoanchoryouranglecalculations,say,12o'clock.
Step2:Calculatetheanglebetweentheminutehandat3:25and12o'clock:(250)/60*360
=150
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Step3:Calculatetheanglebetweenthehourhandat3:25and12o'clock:3/12*360+25/60*1/12*360
=102.5
Step4:At3:25pm,theanglebetweenthehourhandandminutehandisthedifferencebetweenstep2andstep3:150
102.5
=47.5
Note:Itisnotuncommonforpeopleforgettotakeaccountofstep3!

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