document.write( "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?\r
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The small hand is on halfway between the 8 and the 9.
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\n" ); document.write( "They are 2.5 5 minute periods apart.
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\n" ); document.write( "\"X=75\"degrees
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\n" ); document.write( "d) is the correct answer.
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