How many degrees does an hour hand move in one hour?

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The hour hand of a clock moves 30 degrees in one hour, not 1 degree as initially suggested. This is calculated by recognizing that the hour hand completes a full 360-degree rotation in 12 hours, resulting in 30 degrees per hour. The confusion arose from a misinterpretation of the movement per minute, which is 1/2 degree, not 1/60 degree. The discussion highlights the importance of understanding clock mechanics and the nuances of time measurement.

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If an hour hand moves 1/60th of a degree each minute how many degerees will it move in one hour?
 
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Daniel.
 
It moves 1/60 a degree in a minute.

You want to find out how far it moves in an hour.

How many minutes in an hour?
 
If it moves 1/60 degree x 60 minutes= 1 degree in an hour, then how can it move 360 degrees in 12 hours?
 
Precisely.

Then how many degrees does the hour hand really move in one hour?
I say 30.
 
ballpienhammer: Then how many degrees does the hour hand really move in one hour?
I say 30.

Sure, because we just multiply 30 x12 =360, one complete revolution.
 
So, the hour hand moves 1/2 degree in an hour, not 1/60th.

Sounds like it was a trick question designed to get you chasing red herrings.
 
Not intentionally. The Q was/is part of an online

fun-quiz called "Test for Dementia". Their answer was 1&#176, which I felt was off base.(No pun intended.) Thanks all. bph
 

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