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Find the angle between the hour hand and minute hand when the clock shows 2 p.m.

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Solution

A circular clock consists of 360 degrees.
The angle between any two consecutive numbers on a clock =36012 = 30
a clock has 12 divisions.

At 2 PM, the minute hand is at 12 and the hour hand is at 2.
Therefore the angle between them = 2 × 30 = 60​.


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