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What will be the angle between hour hand and minute hand of the clock at 7:15?

Solution

✅ Correct Option: 3

The minute hand moves 6°6° per minute (since 360°÷60=6°360° ÷ 60 = 6°).

The hour hand moves 0.5°0.5° per minute (since 360°÷720=0.5°360° ÷ 720 = 0.5°).


At 7:15, the minute hand is at the 3 on the clock face.

Position of minute hand from 12 o'clock:

15×6°=90°15 \times 6° = 90°


At 7:15, the hour hand has moved past the 7.

Position of hour hand at 7:00 from 12 o'clock:

7×30°=210°7 \times 30° = 210°

Additional movement in 15 minutes:

15×0.5°=7.5°15 \times 0.5° = 7.5°

Total position of hour hand from 12 o'clock:

210°+7.5°=217.5°210° + 7.5° = 217.5°


The angle between the hour hand and minute hand:

∣217.5°−90°∣=127.5°|217.5° - 90°| = 127.5°

Therefore, the angle between the hands at 7:15 is 127.5°127.5°.

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