document.write( "Question 1143387: SAMMY has a faulty clock. Every 15 degrees that one of the hands moved, 5 minutes passes. If a hand is initially 5:35pm, in how long will the hand be at the same position?
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document.write( "A)65 min
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document.write( "B)2 hour
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document.write( "C)1hour
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document.write( "D)45 min \n" );
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Algebra.Com's Answer #764193 by greenestamps(13200)![]() ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! \n" ); document.write( "The minute hand should move 360 degrees in 60 minutes, a rate of 6 degrees per minute. \n" ); document.write( "Sammy's faulty clock has a minute hand that moves 15 degrees in 5 minutes, a rate of 3 degrees per minute. \n" ); document.write( "The minute hand on his clock moves half as fast as it should; since it is normally 1 hour between times when the minute hand is in the same position, it will be 2 hours on Sammy's clock. \n" ); document.write( "ANSWER B \n" ); document.write( " |