Ella Kowalewski says...
The answer clearly depends on the questioner's meaning. Either above answer could be correct. If the question means faster in terms of REVOLUTIONS PER DAY, the minute hand makes 24 while the hour hand makes 2 - so it is twelve times "faster". If the questioner means the ABSOLUTE VELOCITY - it would depend on the length of the hands and hence, not answerable without more information.
Posted on March 11, 2011
How Many Times Fast Does The minute hand move Faster Than The hour hand and why?