The answer can be obtained by solving for the time when the distances are equal, given that the second hand moves 60 times as fast as the minute hand.

60-x=(1/60)x 60=(1/60)x+x 60=(61/60)x x=60/(61/60) x=59.016  The answer is 59.016 seconds or 59016 >! milliseconds.

The answer can be obtained by solving for the time when the distances are equal, given that the second hand moves 60 times as fast as the minute hand.

60-x=(1/60)x 
60=(1/60)x+x 
60=(61/60)x 
x=60/(61/60) 
x=59.016 

The answer is 59.016 seconds or 59016 milliseconds.