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


  1. 60

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Solution

The correct option is A 60
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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