Question

What is the measure of the angle formed by the minute hand and the hour hand of a clock when the clock shows 4:35? A. 72.5° B. 90° C. 120° D. 72°

Answer 1

A) Minute Hand:
in 1 hour (= 60 minute) the minute hand travels 360 °
So in each minute, the minute hand travels 360/60 = 6°
And in x minute it will travel x.(6°)

B) Hour Hand:
in 1 hour (= 60 minute) the hour hand travels 360/12 = 30°
So in each minute, the hour hand will travel 30°/60° = 0.5°
And in x minute it will travel x.(0.5°)

ANGLE AT 4:35?

At 4:00, angle = 4. 30 = 120°
After 35 minutes, the minute hand strops at 35.(6°) = 210°, but during this 35 minute, the hour hand traveled 35.(0.5) = 17.5°, on top of its 120°, that makes an angle of 137.5°

So at 4:35 the angle between the hour & minute hand = 210°-137.5° =72.5°

Answer A