Degrees on a Clock

To calculate the angle between the hour hand and the minute hand on a clock, you need....

• a protractor

• to know the number of degrees in a circle (360 degrees)

• to know how a clock works

• to know the number of degrees in a circle and how a clock works

A circle can be divided into 360 degrees. Through how many hours does the hour hand move in this time?

• 60

• 12

• 24

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Which equation shows how many degrees the hour hand moves through in 1 hour?

• 360 ÷ 12 = 30

• 360 ÷ 60 = 6

• 30 ÷ 12 = 2.5

• 30 ÷ 60 = 0.5

How many hours does the hour hand move through if it turns through 90 degrees?

• 1

• 2

• 3

• 4

How many degrees has the hour hand moved between 12 o clock and 3 o clock?

• 30

• 60

• 90

• 120

On my special degrees clock, 30 degrees represents which number?

• 1

• 2

• 3

• 4

What does 150 degrees represent?

• 1

• 2

• 3

• 4

• 5

How many minutes are there in an hour?

• 30

• 12

• 60

• 1

How many minutes does the minute hand move in 360 degrees?

• 1

• 2

• 30

• 60

How many minutes does the minute hand move in 180 degrees?

• 10

• 20

• 30

• 60