SOLUTION: Through how many degrees of arc will the second hand of a clock travel over the course of 365 days? A. 86,400 o B. 87,600 o C. 864,000 o D. 3,153,600 o E. 189,216,000 o

Question 252178: Through how many degrees of arc will the second hand of a clock travel over the course of 365 days?
A. 86,400 o B. 87,600 o C. 864,000 o D. 3,153,600 o E. 189,216,000 o
Answer by drk(1908) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
To solve this question we need our time conversions. First our second hand travels
360 degrees / 1 min. We now use unit multipliers to get to a year as follows:
(360 degrees /1 min) * (60 min /1 hr) * (24 hr / 1 day) * (365 day / 1 yr) = 189,216,000 degrees. So, the answer is (E)
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