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How many degrees does the hour hand turn to get from 12:00 to 12:20

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So each hour represents 30°.
The minute hand moves 60s per minute and a full rotation is 360° so: 360/60 = 6° per minute.
So in 20 minutes the minute hand will be 6 * 20 = 120° and the hour hand will be 120/12 = 10°.
so it would be 10°
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