What is the size of the angle between the hour hand and the minute hand of a clock at 4 o'clock?
Answer and explanation
Correct answer: A. 120°
- Step 1: A full turn of is split into hours, so each hour mark is apart.
- Step 2: At 4 o'clock the hands are marks apart: .
Answer
120°.
Why not the others: 90°: This is the angle at 3 o'clock. 60°: This is the angle at 2 o'clock. 150°: This is the angle at 5 o'clock.
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