Question

A clock shows a time of 6 o'clock. What is the measure

of the angle between the hands of the clock?
How many twelfths are there in 3?
How many degrees are there in of a full turn?
Help please

Answer 1

Question 1

Answer: 180 degrees

Reason: The minute and hour hand form a straight line, or straight angle, which is always 180 degrees in measure.

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Question 2

Answer: 36

Reason: Split a pizza into 12 equal slices. Imagine having 3 such pizzas to get 3*12 = 36 slices in total. This leads to the idea that 36*(1/12) = 3.

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Question 3

Answer: 360 degrees

Reason: This is by definition of what it means to do a full rotation.