document.write( "Question 666017: The minute hand of a clock is 18 inches long and its hour hand is 12 inches long. How far does the tip of the minute hand move in 20 minutes? The hour hand? \n" ); document.write( "
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The circumference that is traced out by the
\n" ); document.write( "minute hand is \"+2%2Api%2A18+=+36%2Api+\"
\n" ); document.write( "The circumference traced out by the
\n" ); document.write( "hour hand is \"+2%2Api%2A12+=+24%2Api+\"
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\n" ); document.write( "20 minutes is \"+20%2F60+=+1%2F3+\" of the
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\n" ); document.write( "\"+%281%2F3%29%2A36%2Api+=+37.692+\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"+%281%2F3%29%2A24%2Api+=+25.128+\"
\n" ); document.write( "The tip of the hour hand travels 37.7 inches in 20 min
\n" ); document.write( "The tip of the minute hand travels 25.13 inches in 20 min\r
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