Problem of the Day
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Problem of the Day (Math) - 3/6/25
The analog clock shown has a minute hand with an arrow tip that is exactly twice as far from the clock's center as the hour hand's arrow tip. If point A is at the tip of the minute hand, and point B is at the tip of the hour hand, what is the ratio of the distance that point B travels in 3 hours to the distance that point A travels in 9 hours? Express your answer as a common fraction.
The analog clock shown has a minute hand with an arrow tip that is exactly twice as far from the clock's center as the hour hand's arrow tip. If point A is at the tip of the minute hand, and point B is at the tip of the hour hand, what is the ratio of the distance that point B travels in 3 hours to the distance that point A travels in 9 hours? Express your answer as a common fraction.
units each hour. The hour hand is half as long, and only travels 
units in twelve hours. Point A on the minute hand will move 
units over a period of 9 hours, and Point B on the hour hand will move 
units after just 3 hours have passed. The ratio between the two distances is 
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