Celia is staring at the clock waiting for school to end so that she can go to track practice. She notices that the 4-inch-long minute hand is rotating around the clock and marking off time like degrees on a unit circle.

Part 2: How far does the tip of the minute hand travel during that time?

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Celia is staring at the clock waiting for school to end so that she can go to track practice. She notices that the 4-inch-long minute hand is rotating around the clock and marking off time like degrees on a unit circle.

Part 2: How far does the tip of the minute hand travel during that time?

butterfield1215 · Answer

how many minutes are in a hour

anonymous · Answer

Well, this is what I got for my answer. 
(2pi x 4inches)(5pi/6)/(2pi) = 10pi/3

butterfield1215 · Answer

one sec i will check

butterfield1215 · Answer

the one thing is if it goes 4 inches a minute why not multiply it bye 60 so my first answer was wrong

anonymous · Answer

the first answer is finding the number of degrees per minute the hand moves

butterfield1215 · Answer

yeah thats why i got 6 degrees

butterfield1215 · Answer

if you know how many minutes there are in one full rotation which is one hour and 360 degrees then all you need to do is divde 60 by 360