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A clock is started at noon. By 10 minutes past 5, the hour hand has turned through:

Question: A clock is started at noon. By 10 minutes past 5, the hour hand has turned through:
[A].

145°

[B].

150°

[C].

155°

[D].

160°

Answer: Option C

Explanation:

Angle traced by hour hand in 12 hrs = 360°.

Angle traced by hour hand in 5 hrs 10 min. i.e., 31 hrs = 360 x 31 ° = 155°.
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