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Basic geometry and measurement
Course: Basic geometry and measurement > Unit 3
Lesson 4: Understanding angle measurementAngles in circles word problems
Practice word problems that involve thinking about angles as part of a circle.
Problem 1: Caterpillar
Problem 2: Oven
Problem 3: Directions
Problem 4: Pizza
Challenge problem: Clock
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- The clock one was the hardest. Does anyone agree?(159 votes)
- I agree it is hard. I got confused(30 votes)
- Probably should have used a different term than "turns".(58 votes)
- The clock one was the hardest out of all(34 votes)
- It would seem as though for each one we take the number of times (it occurs) / the number of objects there are.
In the clock problem (between 7 o'clock and 10 o'clock, there is 3 hours) we know that a clock has 12 hours which can be written as 3/12 -> 1/4. 360 / 4 = 90(12 votes)
- The clock problem is the one I found easiest except for the worm problem. Is this just me or...?(12 votes)
- honestly i found the clock problem to be the hardest(10 votes)
- This doesn't make any sense whatsoever. It has to make at least one full turn to get to another hour. Plus another 30 degrees to get to the next hour! How is 90 degrees possible? I went through a ton of trying to solve this problem. How is 90 degrees even the answer?(17 votes)
- Really, i believed the 90 degree answer, because is just saw it as a 'square corner'.(6 votes)
- i kinda don't get it but I went threw it because I tried my best!(18 votes)
- For me the pizza one was hardest because I can't understand that. Anyone agrees?(17 votes)
- lol anybody now the caterpillar one(0 votes)
- this does not make any sense!!(14 votes)
- the pizza one make it all easy. ,, half is 180 ,, thirds of 180 is 60 if u think 12 hours on a clock 6 is 180. Means every 2 hours is 60° = every hour is +30° , thanks guys. Its awesome(12 votes)
- clock one is 90 degrees(12 votes)