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17. Find the measure of the smaller angle formed by the hour hand and the minute hand of a clock at80' clockA 160B. 240°C 90°D 120 |
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Answer» , the minute HAND is on the 8, and the hour hand is two-thirds of the way from the 4 to the 5. That is, the HANDS are three and one-third NUMBER positions apart. Each number position is thirty degrees around the clock, so the hands FORM an angle of 3\tfrac{1}{3} \CDOT 30 = 100^{\circ}. |
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