Answer:
67.5°
Step-by-step explanation:
You know the long hand would be at number 9 and you also know that from the number 6 to 9 it would be 90°. Between each number, there are also 5 smaller marks on the clock. Thus, for 90°, there would be 5×3=15 smaller marks. (I used 3 because between 6 and 9 there are 3 big numbers)
Now here's the trickier part: There are 60 minutes within 5 small marks. We can find out at which mark does the shorter hand move to at 45 minutes.
[tex]\frac{45}{60}[/tex]×5 = 3.75
Out of the 15 smaller marks of 90°, the 45th minute stands at 3.75. The angle of 3.75 would then be between the 15th mark and the 3.75th mark. The gap would be 15-3.75 = 11.25 marks.
[tex]\frac{11.25}{15}[/tex] ×90° = 67.5°
You can refer to the picture for better visualisation of the clock. Hope this helps.
