document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=555259>Question 555259</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> If the minute hand of a big clock is 1.2 cm long, how far does the tip of the minute hands move in 20 minutes? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Since circumference of a circle made by the tip of the minute hand is:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2(pi)r<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2(3.14)1.2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "7.536 cm<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "if it travels 20 minutes, that is:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "20/60 of the circle<BR>\n" );
document.write( "or <BR>\n" );
document.write( "1/3 of circle<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Distance travel is then:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(1/3)(7.536) = 2.512 cm<BR>\n" );
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