A clock is started at noon. By 10 minutes past 5, the hour hand has turned through?

140⁰

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145⁰

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155⁰

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175⁰

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Solution

The correct option is C 155⁰
Every hour the hour hand moves 30 degrees
So, in 5 hours and 10 minutes = $5 \frac{10}{60} \times 30 = 155^{0}$

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