Estimate the number of degrees in the angle.

Question

Estimate the number of degrees in the angle.

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Answer 1

There are 12 hours (or 60 minutes) in the 360° on a clock. Each hour is 360°/12 = 30°.

A first estimate might be that the angle goes from 3 o'clock to 5 o'clock. That is 2/12 hours or 10/60 minutes. This is (1/6)360° = 60°.

If you used a clockface or a protractor, you could measure the angle to be 2.5/12 hours -- 75°

Since the angle is measured clockwise from the horizontal, it is (-75°).

Answer 2

This looks like an acute angle, less than 90°. But it does looks like more than 45°. It looks like it is about half way between 45° and 90°, or 60°.