What is the smaller angle between the hour hand and the minute hand of a clock at 4:45?

💡 Solution & Explanation

Use angle = |30 × H − 5.5 × M|. Here |30 × 4 − 5.5 × 45| = |120 − 247.5| = 127.5°. The 5.5 accounts for the hour hand moving half a degree every minute.