Comeback Question

The correct answer is $130.5\degree$ .

The minute hand travels $6$ degrees per minute. At nine minutes before the hour it will be $54$ degrees below vertical.

The hour hand travels at $\frac{1}{12}$ th the speed of the minute hand: at a rate of $0.5$ degrees per minute. At nine minutes before $6$ o'clock, the hour hand will be $4.5$ degrees to the right of the $6$ at the bottom of the clock face.

The total angle is $180 - 54 + 4.5 = 130.5$ degrees.