document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=177093>Question 177093</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The minute hand of a clock is 7cm long. to the nearest tenth of a centimeter, how far does the tip of the minute hand move in 25 minutes ? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #132129 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=nerdybill><B>nerdybill(7384)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=nerdybill><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=nerdybill><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=132129\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> In an hour, the minute hand moves 360 degrees -- full circle around the clock.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "The total distance in an hour is equal to the circumference:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(pi)(2r)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "= (3.14)(2)7<BR>\n" );
document.write( "= (3.14)(14)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "= 43.96 cm (distance if it traveled 60 minutes)<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "If it only moved 25 minutes:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "25/60 * 43.96<BR>\n" );
document.write( "= 18.317 cm\r<BR>\n" );
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