Through how many degrees does the hour hand of a clock turn between 11 a.m. and 2:20 p.m. on the same day?

70°Correct answerYour answer90°Correct answerYour answer100°Correct answerYour answer200°Correct answerYour answer

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CorrectNot quiteAnswer C

Correct answer: C

11 a.m. to 2:20 p.m. is 3 hours 20 minutes $= 200$ minutes.
The hour hand turns $30^\circ$ per hour, that is $0.5^\circ$ per minute: $200 \times 0.5 = 100^\circ$ .

Worth noting

90° counts only the 3 whole hours. 200° gives the hour hand $1^\circ$ a minute. 70° counts 11 to 2 as 2 hours.

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