Google interview question

What is the angle created between the minute and hour hands on a clock that reads 4:20?

Interview Answers

Anonymous

7 Sept 2010

10 degrees

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Anonymous

10 Sept 2010

To clockmaster: the angle of an hour is 30 degrees (12 hours make 360 degrees), not 15 degrees.

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Anonymous

4 Dec 2011

hour hand moved 1/3 of 30 degree, 2/3 is left therefore, 2/3*30 degree=20 degree

Anonymous

8 Sept 2010

5 degrees. By the time minute hand moved from 0 to 20 min, hour hand passed 1/3 of distance from 4 to 5 hours, which is 1/3 of 15 degrees, which is 5 degrees.