Big Ben's clock - angular speed problem

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Homework Statement



Find the angular speed of the minute hand and the hour hand of the famous clock in London, England, that rings the bell known as Big Ben

Express your answers using three significant figures separated by a comma.

Homework Equations




The Attempt at a Solution



for minute hand:
ωmin = rad in one rev / time = 2π/(60s) = 0.105 rad/s
for hour hand:
ωhr = 2π/(3600s) = 0.00174 rad/s

So .105, .00174 should be the answer...?

It's telling me these are wrong... can't figure out what I'm doing wrong.

Thanks in advance
 
Does the minute hand make one revolution every 60 seconds?
 
Oh. Good call. Solved it. Thanks
 

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