What is the smaller angle between the hour hand and the minute hand of a clock at 7:15?

💡 Solution & Explanation

Use angle = |30 × H − 5.5 × M|. Here |30 × 7 − 5.5 × 15| = |210 − 82.5| = 127.5°. The 5.5 accounts for the hour hand moving half a degree every minute.