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How many degrees is the smaller angle between the hands of the clock at 4:40?
\n" ); document.write( "Think of the seconds hand, pointing at the 12 when it's exactly 4:40. Think of the angles between that hand and the other hands, measured clockwise.
\n" ); document.write( "The minute hand has gone 40/60=2/3 of a turn from the 12:00 position. In degrees, that is
\n" ); document.write( " $\"%282%2F3%29360=240\"$ .
\n" ); document.write( "The hours hand has gone 4 40/60 of an hour from the 12:00 position. Since each hour is 1/12 of a turn, in degrees, that is
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\n" ); document.write( "The difference is the small angle between the hour and minute hands. In degrees, it's
\n" ); document.write( " $\"240-140=100\"$ . \n" ); document.write( "

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