SOLUTION: What is the measure of the acute angle formed by the minute hand and the hour hand of a clock at 8:30?
a.60˚ b.65˚ c.70˚ d.75˚ e.80˚
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Question 327368: What is the measure of the acute angle formed by the minute hand and the hour hand of a clock at 8:30?
a.60˚ b.65˚ c.70˚ d.75˚ e.80˚
Answer by Fombitz(32388) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
The small hand is on halfway between the 8 and the 9.
The large hand is on the 6.
They are 2.5 5 minute periods apart.
There are 12 5 minute periods in 360 degrees.
degrees
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d) is the correct answer.
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