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The minute hand of a clock is 6 inches long. How far does the tip of the minute hand move in 20 minutes? Round to two decimal places.

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If the minute hand is the radius is 2xpix6 so 37.70 to two d.p is the circumference
20 min is a third of an hour so divide by 3 so 12.57 inches to two d.p
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