SOLUTION: How do you solve this problem: How far does the tip of the minute hand of a clock move in 175 minutes if the hand is 4.8 inches long?

Question 530220: How do you solve this problem: How far does the tip of the minute hand of a clock move in 175 minutes if the hand is 4.8 inches long?
Answer by ankor@dixie-net.com(22740) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
How far does the tip of the minute hand of a clock move in 175 minutes if the hand is 4.8 inches long?
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Find how many times the minutes hand makes it around the clock in 175 min
= 2.9167 times
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Multiply this by the circumference of the clock assuming the radius is 4.8"
2.9167 * = 87.96 inches in 175 min
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