Through what angle does the minute hand of a clock turn in 12 minutes of time? a. 72° b. 120° c. 12° d. 36°

The minute hand makes full angle of 360° in 1 hour = 60 minutes.

12 minutes form of an hour.

Then the minute hand makes of full angle in 12 minutes. of  360° is

option A.

The correct answer option is A. 72°

Step-by-step explanation:

We know that,

the number of minutes the minute hand has moved = 12; and

the total number of minutes in a complete circle (of clock) = 60

So it means the minute hand has moved of the clock.

Since there are 360 degrees in a clock (circle), so the minute hand would make an angle of of 360 degrees of the clock.

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Therefore, the minute hand makes an angle of 72° degree in 12 minutes of time.

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