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The minute hand of a clock is 9.5cm long. How far will the hand travel in one day, to the nearest meter

User Brantley
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136.8 meter, or 137 meters

Work:

60 minutes x 24 hours =
1,440 minutes in a day

1,440 minutes x 9.5 cm =
13,680 centimeters

13,680 cm = 136.8 meters // 137
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