I Never Knew There Are 21 Hours In A Day

I look at my 21-hour digital watch twice a day, once in the morning (at a random time between 00 : 01 00:01 and 10 : 30 10:30 , inclusive) and once in the afternoon (at a random time from 10 : 31 10:31 to 21 : 00 21:00 , inclusive). If the probability that at least once on this day I see the time a : b a:b , where b b is a multiple or factor of a a , can be expressed as A B \frac{A}{B} , where A A and B B are positive coprime integers, find the value of A + B A+B .

Details and Assumptions:

  • My watch shows only hours and minutes. There are 60 minutes in an hour.
  • 0 is not a factor or multiple of any number.
  • b b can be both a factor and multiple of a a .
  • We are in the Ordovician period of the Earth's history. The second of six periods in the Paleozoic era. There are 21 hours in a day, and a year lasts 417 days, because the Earth spins faster on its axis. Not that it matters.
This is original.
P.S.: During the Ordovician there is less oxygen in the air than nowadays, so one would have to use an oxygen mask, as Nigel Marven does here:


The answer is 7.

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