The current time is 10 minutes past 3 in the afternoon. What will be the angle between the hour hand and the minute hand of the clock, 4 hours and 30 minutes from now?
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 2
The correct answer is Option (2) → 10°
Four hours and thirty minutes after 3:10 the time is 7:40. The hour hand has moved 7 × 30 + 40 × 0.5 = 210 + 20 = 230° from the 12 mark, and the minute hand 40 × 6 = 240°.
The angle between them is 240 − 230 = 10°.