How many degrees does the minute hand move in 15 minutes?
Practice Questions
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How many degrees does the minute hand move in 15 minutes?
90 degrees
75 degrees
60 degrees
45 degrees
The minute hand moves 6 degrees per minute. In 15 minutes, it moves 15 * 6 = 90 degrees.
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Q: How many degrees does the minute hand move in 15 minutes?
Solution: The minute hand moves 6 degrees per minute. In 15 minutes, it moves 15 * 6 = 90 degrees.
Steps: 5
Step 1: Understand that the minute hand of a clock moves in a circle.
Step 2: Know that a full circle is 360 degrees.
Step 3: Realize that the minute hand completes one full circle (360 degrees) in 60 minutes.
Step 4: Calculate how many degrees the minute hand moves in one minute by dividing 360 degrees by 60 minutes: 360 / 60 = 6 degrees per minute.
Step 5: Now, to find out how many degrees the minute hand moves in 15 minutes, multiply the degrees per minute by the number of minutes: 6 degrees/minute * 15 minutes = 90 degrees.
