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Numerical Ability
Clocks and Calendars
An accurate clock shows 8 o'clock in the morning. Through how may degrees will the hour hand rotate when the clock shows 2 o'clock in the afternoon?
Options
1) 154°
2) 180°
3) 170°
4) 160°
Read Solution (Total 3)
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- 360/12=30de
30 degrees per hour
6 hours s0 angle is 180 degrees - 9 years agoHelpfull: Yes(0) No(0)
- 2)180 degree
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- answer is (2)
during 2o'clock hour hand will be just opposite to 8o'clock so angle will change by 180'
ALTERNATIVE METHOD:
we know that ,at every hour angle of hour hand changes by 360/12=30'
As there is 6 hrs difference in 8o'clock and 6o'clock
therefore angle will change by 6(30)=180' - 9 years agoHelpfull: Yes(0) No(0)
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