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“Calculate the angle of two clock pointers when time is 11:50." I know the correct answer is supposed to be 0, but the hour hand moves closer to hour+1 as minu
by bennyg 14y ago
“Calculate the angle of two clock pointers when time is 11:50."
I know the correct answer is supposed to be 0, but the hour hand moves closer to hour+1 as minutes approach 60. I guess I would ask for a compass.
Another fave is: “How many quarters would you need to reach the height of the Empire State building?”
My answer would be: "What's the price of admission?"
- crntaylor 14y agoThe minute hand is at 300 degrees and the hour hand is at 354 degrees, so the correct answer is 54 degrees (subject to me not having messed up the arithmetic).
- bennyg 14y agoAhh yes, you're right. The hour hand should move .5 degrees every minute after the hour. Haha I can't believe I didn't reason that out.
- thinkstoomuch 14y agoInteresting, I come out to 55 degrees this way: 30 degrees between hours. 10 is at 300 degrees, 11 is 330 degrees. 50 minutes into the hour is 5/6 of 30 or 25. 330+25 == 355.
- crntaylor 14y agoYou're totally right, of course. I originally wrote 55 degrees (using exactly your argument) then looked at an actual clock and edited my post. Overthinking...