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Question from Pardha, a teacher: A minute hand of table clock is 3cms long. How far its tip move in 20 minutes |
Pardha,
As the minute hand moves in one hour its tip traces a circle. What is the circumference of this circle? What fraction of an hour is 20 minutes? What is this fraction of the circumference?
Penny
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