Question

Given that a minute hand travels through 360°in an hour, how many degrees does it turn in only 23 minutes?

Answer 1

let's recall that a circle has a total of 360°, so a circular clock has 60 minutes, and if we divide those 360° into 60 even intervals, that'd be 360/60 or 6° per minute.

so since 1 minute is 6°, then 23 minutes is just 23 * 6 degrees.

Answer 2

Answer:

A minute hand travels 138° in 23 minutes.

Step-by-step explanation:

Givens

• A minute hand travels 360° per hour.

To solve this problem, we can use the rule of three.

If 360° equals 1 hour, how much degrees would be represented by 23 minutes movement?

$x=23min \times \frac{360\°}{60min} =138\°$

Therefore, a minute hand travels 138° in 23 minutes.