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document.write( "Draw the picture.  There are 12 segments around the clock. Each segment<BR>\n" );
document.write( "has 360/12 = 30 degrees.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "If you assume the hour hand stays on 8 even when it is 8:20<BR>\n" );
document.write( "the angle is 4*30 degrees = 120 degrees.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "If you assume the hour hand moves (1/3) of the segment as the minute hand<BR>\n" );
document.write( "moves to 20 after the hour, the angle is 120+(1/3)30 = 130 degrees.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Cheers,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Stan H.<BR>\n" );
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