What is the smaller angle between the hands of a clock at half past 2?
Answer and explanation
Correct answer: C. 105°
- Step 1: At 2:30 the minute hand points at 6, which is 180° from 12, and the hour hand is at 75° from 12. Step 2. The difference is 105°. Answer: 105°. Why not the others: 120° is what you get if you forget that the hour hand moves by half an hour. 60° is what you get if you forget that the hour hand moves by half an hour. 75° is what you get if you forget that the hour hand moves by half an hour.
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