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prealgebra intermediate
Problem
What is the measure of the acute angle formed by the hands of a clock at 4:20 a.m.? Express your answer as number of degrees.
Solution
As the minute hand moves of the way around the clock face from 12 to 4, the hour hand will move of the way from 4 to 5. So the hour hand will move of of , or .
Final answer
10^\circ