document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=410535>Question 410535</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> what is the angle at the time 5:24\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #288672 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Theo><B>Theo(13342)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Theo><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=Theo><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=288672\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> each hour hand represents 1/12 of of a complete circle.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "the number of degrees in a complete circle is 360 degrees.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "each hour hand is therefore equal to 360 / 12 = 30\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "the 0 degree point is when the hour hand is on 12.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "when the hour hand is on 1, the number of degrees from the 0 point is equal to 1 * 30 = 30.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "when the hour hand is on 12, the number of degrees from the 0 point is equal to 12 I 30 = 360 degrees which is the same as 0 degrees because one complete revolution is equal to 360 degrees.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "when the hour hand is on 5, the number of degrees from the 0 point is equal to <BR>\n" );
document.write( "5 * 30 = 150 degrees.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "since there are 60 minutes between hours, when the time is 5:24, the hour hand is on 5 + 24/60.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "24/60 is the same as .4\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "the hour hand is therefore on 5.4.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "5.4 * 30 = 162 degrees.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "now to the minute hand.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "there are 12 * 5 minute marks on the clock.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "that's a total of 60 minute marks.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "each minute is therefore equal to 360/60 = 6 degrees.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "when the little hand is on the 24 (4 minutes past the 4 o'clock mark), the number of degrees from the 0 point is equal to 24 * 6 = 144 degrees.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "the angle between the little hand the the big hand is equal to 162 - 144 = 18 degrees.\r<BR>\n" );
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