When its four o'clock how many minutes must pass before the big hand gets to where the little hand was at four o'clock How did you figure it out?

Answer 1

At four o'clock, the little hand (hour hand) is on the 4, while the big hand (minute hand) is on the 12. To determine how many minutes must pass for the big hand to reach the 4 (where the little hand was), we note that each hour mark represents 5 minutes. Since the big hand needs to move from the 12 to the 4, it must travel 20 minutes (4 hour marks × 5 minutes per mark). Thus, 20 minutes must pass.