I can't do math AT ALL. geometry help? pretty please? best answer...?

Question

if it is 10:17, what angle would the hands of the clock be making?

i don't want the answer.. i just need a push in the right direction.. like a big push.

Answer 1

I think it is 57 degrees, I am not telling you the answer though!

Answer 2

I like people who want to learn and not the answer, so here you go.

The question you need to ask yourself is, how many divisions are there on a normal clock (one that has individual minutes, in this problem).  

Ok, once you have that answer, realize what shape a (normal) clock is.  How many degrees are in that shape?  

Divide that degree number by the number of divisions, and each division is that many degrees.

Now just count how many divisions between the hour hand (at 10) and the minute hand (at 17).  

Multiply the number of divisions by the degrees per division, and you've got the answer!

I hope this helps you and good luck.  Kudos for wanting to learn.

Answer 3

Try drawing the hands on the clock in the 10:17 position, then measure it with a protractor.

Answer 4

well if you concider 10:15 as 90 degrees, and 10:30 as 180 degrees. So, 10:25 would be 150degrees, and 10:20 would be 120 degrees.Now the diff between 120 and 90? is?30 degrees. 10:15 to 10:20 can easily be divided by 5. just happens to be the number of minute increments too, right? So 30 degrees divided by 5 is 6 degrees per increment.So,you ought to be able to figure it out. Easy!

Answer 5

first, you need to pick an arbitrary reference point (12 o'clock works fine).  you can measure the angle of each hand relative to that point and take the difference.  if it's 10:17, you know where the minute hand is exactly - it's 17/60th around the clock.  in degrees away from 12 o'clock, that would be 360*(17/60) degrees.  the hour hand is a little trickier - it's somewhere between 10 and 11.  more specifically, it's 17/60th the way between 10 and 11.  if you can get the angle of the hour hand and subtract the angle of the minute hand, you're done!

Answer 6

Since a clock has 60 minutes on it, the ratio of degrees to minutes would be 360:60, or six degrees are equal to 1 minute. Now, how many minutes are in between the hour hand and the minute hand? Find that answer, then multiply it by 6. That's how many degrees that would be in the angle.

Hope this helps. c: