Mark M. answered 05/04/19
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At 9:00 the hands are 270° apart
At 9:00 the minute hand has moved 90°.
The angle is not 180°
Yet the hour hand has moved one-fourth of 30°
So the accurate angle is 187.5°
Note this is assuming you are measuring the angles clockwise.