Tossing and turning in my bed on New Year's Eve, I woke up to find
the hour hand of my wall clock pointing directly at the 22-minute mark.
What time did I wake up?
Solution to the Problem:
4:24 AMIf the hour hand is pointing directly at the 22-minute mark, it is 2/5 of the way between 4 and 5. Since 2/5 of an hour is 24 minutes, and it is nighttime, the time is 4:24 AM.
Correctly solved by:
| 1. David & Judy Dixon | Bennettsville, South Carolina |
| 2. James Alarie | Flint, Michigan |
| 3. Steven Burak |
Drexel University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
| 4. John Funk | Ventura, California |
| 5. Carilyn Watkins |
Mountain View High School, Mountain View, Wyoming |
| 6. Trey Briggs |
Mountain View High School, Mountain View, Wyoming |
| 7. Kalvin Hereford |
Mountain View High School, Mountain View, Wyoming |
| 8. Brandon Preston |
Mountain View High School, Mountain View, Wyoming |
| 9. Alp Aribal | Istanbul, Turkey |
| 10. Bo Aimone |
Mountain View High School, Mountain View, Wyoming |
| 11. Mount Vernon Math Club | Mount Vernon, Ohio |