The minute hand of a clock is 6 inches long. How far does the tip of the minute hand move in ten minutes. Round to 3 decimals places.

Explanation:

The circumference of a circle with radius 6 inches is 12π inches.

10minutes is 1/6 of the circle which is 60 minutes

Therefore the tip moves 1/6 of 12π = 2π inches

round off = 0.167

The minute hand moves 6.283 inches in 10 minutes.

Explanation: The circumference is pi × diameter.

The circumference of a circle with radius 6 inches is 12π inches.

10 minutes is 1/6 of the circle

Therefore the tip moves 1/6 of 12π = 2π inches. Common value for pi is 3.1416

Multiply 2×3.1416 to get 6.2832 inches. Round to 3 decimal places: 6.283