document.write( "Question 538999: What is the angle between the hour and minute hand when it is 4:20? \n" ); document.write( "
Algebra.Com's Answer #353307 by lwsshak3(11628)![]() ![]() ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! What is the angle between the hour and minute hand when it is 4:20? \n" ); document.write( "** \n" ); document.write( "The minute hand makes one revolution or 360º every hour. \n" ); document.write( "At 4:00, the minute hand is at 12, its starting point=0º at 12 \n" ); document.write( "At 4:20, the minute hand traveled 20/60 or 1/3 of an hour which equates to 1/3 of 360º=120º from the starting point. \n" ); document.write( ".. \n" ); document.write( "The hour hand makes one revolution or 360º every 12hours or 30º every hour \n" ); document.write( "At 4:00, the hour hand is at 4, its starting point=120º from 12 \n" ); document.write( "At 4:20, the hour hand also traveled 1/3 of an hour which equates to 1/3 of 30º=10º \n" ); document.write( ".. \n" ); document.write( "At 4:20, the minute hand ended at 120º from 12 and the hour hand 120+10=130º from 12. \n" ); document.write( "So the angle between the hour and minute hand when it is 4:20=130º-120º=10º \n" ); document.write( " |