A clock is started at noon. By 12 minutes past 5, the hour hand has turned through:
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 3
Hour hand makes the angle in 12 hours = 360°
Hour hand makes the angle in 1 hour = 30°
Angle traced by hour hand in 5 hours 12 min (\(\frac{26}{5}\)hrs.) = 30 × \(\frac{26}{5}\) = 156°