The time in a clock is 20 minute past 2. Find the angle between the hands of the clock.
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At 20 minutes past 2, the hour hand has traveled 1/3 of the rotation from the 2 to the three. This corresponds to an angle of ( 2 + 3 1 ) ⋅ 6 π = 1 8 7 π clockwise from 12. The minute hand is pointing at 4, at an angle of 4 ⋅ 6 π = 3 2 π clockwise from 12. Therefore, the angle between the hands of the clock is 3 2 π − 1 8 7 π = 1 8 5 π , or 5 0 ∘ .