What is the smaller angle between the hour hand and the minute hand of a clock at 5:25?

💡 Solution & Explanation

Use angle = |30 × H − 5.5 × M|. Here |30 × 5 − 5.5 × 25| = |150 − 137.5| = 12.5°. The 5.5 accounts for the hour hand moving half a degree every minute.