document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=654452>Question 654452</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> what angle is made when a clock reads 8 o'clock? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #408730 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=jim_thompson5910><B>jim_thompson5910(35256)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=jim_thompson5910><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/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=408730\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Let the distance around the clock (from 12 to 12) be 12 units. The distance from 8 to 12 (in a clockwise fashion) is then 4 units (since 12 - 8 = 4)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "So if the circumference of the clock is 12 units, and the hands subtend an arc that is 4 units, then the hands cut off 4/12 = 1/3 of the circumference.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "There are 360 degrees in a circle. So the hands make an angle of 360*(1/3) = 360/3 = <font color=\"red\">120 degrees</font> </SPAN>\n" );
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