Question

If the hour hand of a clock is 7 inches long, how many inches does the tip travel between 1:00 PM and 4:00 PM?

Answer 1

That would depend upon the size of the clock face.

Answer 2

It does not say.

Answer 3

Does your problem want to know how many inches or degrees the minute hand travels?

Answer 4

Inches, rounded to 2 decimal places.

Answer 5

If the 7-inch hand goes through a complete circle, it would travel the equivalent of the circumference of a circle of radius 7 inches.

Use Circumference = 2πr

How far would the tip travel from 1 to 4 o'clock?

Answer 6

I got circumference = 43.96. How would I find how many inches it travels from 1 to 4?

Answer 7

Every 5 minutes, the minutes hand turns 30°
If it turns 360° (from 12 to 12), then the distance is 43.96.
You can use proportions to find how much distance the tip travels from 1 to 4.

Answer 8

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