SOLUTION: the minute hand of a clock is 11 inches long. How far does the tip of the minute hand move in 20 minutes

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Question 1200020: the minute hand of a clock is 11 inches long. How far does the tip of the minute hand move in 20 minutes
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the minute hand of a clock is 11 inches long.
How far does the tip of the minute hand move in 20 minutes
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In 20 minutes, the minute hand of a clock makes 1/3 of the full revolution 
(because 20 minutes is 1/3 of an hour).


So, the tip of the minute hand moves 1/3 of the circumference

    the traveled distance = %282%2Api%2Ar%29%2F3 = %282%2A3.14%2A11%29%2F3 = 23.0267 inches.    ANSWER

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