Competition problem — Geometry — Maths Olympiad Prep

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Geometry Difficulty 2.0 Junior Find the answer

What is the degree measure of the smaller angle formed by the hands of a clock at 10 o'clock?

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Solution

At $10:00$ , the hour hand will be on the $10$ while the minute hand on the $12$ .
This makes them $\frac{1}{6}$ th of a circle apart, and $\frac{1}{6}\cdot360^{\circ}=\boxed{\textbf{(C) } 60}$ .

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