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Digital ACT Math Practice Question #1230

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What is the degree measure of the smaller angle between the hour hand and the minute hand of a standard 12-hour analog clock at precisely 3:40?
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Formula: $|30H - 5.5M| = |30(3) - 5.5(40)| = |90 - 220| = 130^\circ$. Instant solution in under 5 seconds.

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Each minute mark on a clock represents $360^\circ / 60 = 6^\circ$. The minute hand at 40 minutes is at $40 \times 6^\circ = 240^\circ$. The hour hand moves $360^\circ / 12 = 30^\circ$ per hour, plus $0.5^\circ$ per minute. At 3:40, the hour...

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