SOLUTION: Find the angle in degrees between the minute hand and the hour of a clock at 8:30 pm.

Question 984465: Find the angle in degrees between the minute hand and the hour of a clock at 8:30 pm.
Answer by ikleyn(52776) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!

Minute hand is in position of 270�.

Hour hand is in position of half way between

deg = deg = deg = 210� and

deg = deg = deg = 180�,

i.e. it is in the position of 195�.

The difference is 270� - 195� = 75�.

ANSWER. At 8:30 the angle between the minute hand and hour is 75�.

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