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If the hour hand traveled 5 to 5 then it would have traveled one full circle equal to 360 degrees. But we want the angle only up to 2, which is 90 degrees short. Therefore the fraction of a clockwise revolution of the hour hand going from 5 to 2 is (360 - 90)/(360) = 270/360 = 27/36 = 9/12 = 3/4

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