document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=419444>Question 419444</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> If a clock has a minute hand of lenght 5.5 inches, how far does the tip of the hand travel in 40 minutes? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #293327 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=duckness73><B>duckness73(47)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-07.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=duckness73><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=duckness73><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=293327\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> If the minute hand = 5.5 inches, the route that the tip of the hand travels is along the circumference of a circle whose radius is 5.5 inches.  The whole circumference of the circle is found using the formula:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=c+=+2+%2A+pi+%2A+%285.5%29+=+11+%2A+pi ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"c+=+2+%2A+pi+%2A+%285.5%29+=+11+%2A+pi\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "But this is for the whole circle (60 minutes.)  If the hand only goes 40 minutes, then we have more work to do:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "60 minutes it travels <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=11+%2A+pi ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"11+%2A+pi\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "1 minute it travels <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%2811%2F60%29+%2A+pi ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%2811%2F60%29+%2A+pi\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >  (dividing both sides by 60)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "40 minutes it travels <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%2840%29+%2A+%2811%2F60%29+%2A+pi ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%2840%29+%2A+%2811%2F60%29+%2A+pi\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >   (multiplying both sides by 40)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%2840%29+%2A+%2811%2F60%29+%2A+pi+=+%2822%2F3%29+%2A+pi ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%2840%29+%2A+%2811%2F60%29+%2A+pi+=+%2822%2F3%29+%2A+pi\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > inches = (22/3) * (3.14159) inches = 23.038 inches\r<BR>\n" );
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