What is the angle between the hands of the clock at 5:30 Pm?

1 Answer
May 15, 2018

15°

Explanation:

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At 5:30 the hour hand rests half way between the 5 and 6 and the minute hand exactly at 6.

As there are 24 half-hour intervals on a clock, the angle of one is:

#360/24 = 15°#

As the hands are one half-hour interval apart they are 15° apart.