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A fan has 5 equally spaced blades. What is the least number of degrees that you can rotate the fan onto itself?

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User Giwa
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If the 5 blades are equally spaced, that means the (virtual) circle is divided by 5
or 360/5 = 72°
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User Isaac Turner
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360 degrees is a complete circle


360/5 blades = 72 degrees

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User Aram Becker
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