document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=560480>Question 560480</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> What is the measure of the smaller angle formed by the hour and minute hands at 1:28? Please explain. </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "so at 1:28 the hour hand is 1/12 of the way around and the minute hand is 28/60 of the way around. We can convert both into degrees by multiplying by 360, the number of degrees in a circle<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(1/12)*360=30<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(28/60)*360=168\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "To find the angle, just find the difference between the two degrees. 168-30=138 </SPAN>\n" );
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