SOLUTION: The number of revolutions that the second hand of a clock makes in an hour is?

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Question 1199188: The number of revolutions that the second hand of a clock makes in an hour is?
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Answer by ikleyn(52781) About Me  (Show Source):
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The number of revolutions that the second hand of a clock makes in an hour is?
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If you mean the hand which counts seconds, then
it makes 60 revolutions in each hour: one revolution each minute.



Answer by math_tutor2020(3817) About Me  (Show Source):
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Answer: 60 revolutions

Reason:
There are 60 minutes in 1 hour.
For each minute, the second hand makes 1 revolution (i.e. a full 360 degree rotation).