#algo #python

angle_clock_hands.py

# Given a time, calculate the angle between the hour and minute hands on a clock.

hour = 3
minutes = 27

def solution(hour, minutes):
	minute_percentage = float(minutes) / 60
	minute_degrees = minute_percentage * 360
	hour_degrees = float(hour)/12 * 360
	next_hour = (hour + 1) % 12
	if hour == 11:
		next_hour_degrees = 360
	else:
		next_hour_degrees = float(next_hour)/12 * 360
	in_between = minute_percentage * (next_hour_degrees - hour_degrees)
	answer = minute_degrees - (hour_degrees + in_between)
	return answer

print(solution(3,27))
print(solution(9,40))
print(solution(11,10))
print(solution(11,50))

# The "official solution" formula is 30 * hours - 5.5 * minutes.