Question

Through how many degrees does the hour hand of a clock travel between 3:00pm and 3:15pm?

Answer 1

90 degrees

Explanation:

the clock is a circle so the entire # of degrees is 360.

there are 12 sections on the clock so 360 /12 =30

so each section is 30 degrees.

if you go from 3:00 to 3:15, that is 3 sections.

so 3 times 30 is 90

Answer 2

Answer: 90 degrees

Explanation: A clock is a circle, so overall it’s 360 degrees. It is divided by 60 separate minute marks. So to find the degree for each minute we divide 360 by 60 and get 6. This means each minute is work 6 degrees. Now we see that the time change between 3:00 and 3:15 is 15 minutes. So we need to multiply 15 by 6. This gives us 90 which is the final answer.