Question

How many degrees does the minute hand turn to get from 12:00 to 12:05?

Answer 1

`30` degrees

Explanation:

From Noon to 12:05 is `5` minutes out `60`. If we set up a relationship (ratio) between this and the degrees of a circle (clock), we can find our answer. Let's do that! We know:

• The clock moved forward `5` mins (`5/60` or `1/12` of an hour)
• There are `360` degrees in a circle (clock)

Now, we can set up our ratio:

`1/12=x/360`

Where `x` will represent how many degrees the minute hand turned. We can cross multiply and divide by 12 to get:

`360*1/12=x`

`360/12=x`

`x=30`

Therefore, the minute hand turned `30` degrees.