Question

A gear in a watch turns clockwise, in 1° sections, a total of 300 times. How many degrees has the gear turned?

Answer 1

300°

Explanation:

This may seem really strange and counterintuitive to you, but when you turn 1° 300 times, you have turned 300°.

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If you don't want to add it up ...

1° + 1° + 1° ... + 1° . . . . . 300 times

you can use multiplication. It was invented as a shortcut to repeated addition:

1° × 300 = 300°