Question

What is the measure of the angle formed by the minute hand and the hour hand of a clock when the clock shows 4:00?

Answer 1

Answer:

120°

Step-by-step explanation:

The minute hand points directly at the 12.  The hour hand points directly at the 4, which is 4 twelfths of the way around the clock from the minute hand.

So the angle is:

4/12 around the clock

= 4/12 of 360°

= 1/3 of 360°

= 1/3 × 360°

= 120°