2.4. The standard 12-hour clock face is arranged as shown in the figure. At noon, both the hour and minute hands were vertical, and now the hour hand is exactly pointing to the "18 minutes" mark.
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To which mark (in minutes) is the minute hand pointing at this moment?

Answer, option 1. 24.

Answer, option 2. 48.

Answer, option 3. 12.

Answer, option 4. 36.
Solution Option 1. From noon to the current moment, the hour hand has traveled a distance 12 times greater than the minute hand. The hour hand has traveled 17 divisions, so the minute hand has traveled \(12 \cdot 17 = 204\) divisions. Subtracting 60 divisions from 204 as many times as possible (considering that the minute hand has completed several full circles), we get \(204 - 3 \cdot 60 = 24\).