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Time in hours
When the minute hand is on 12, the time is in full hours.
The time is 5:00 or 5 o’clock.
hand. It completes one round in an hour. The second hand is the thinnest hand. It completes one round in a minute.
60 seconds = 1 minute
60 minutes = 1 hour
24 hours = 1 day
Telling time to the nearest 5 minutes
The minute hand moves from one digit to the next in 5 minutes. When the minute hand is on 1, it shows 5 minutes past the hour. When the minute hand is on 2, it shows 10 minutes past the hour and so on.
Let us learn how to tell the time in hours and minutes.
Time in quarter to
When the minute hand is on 9, the time is quarter to the next hour or 15 minutes to an hour.
The time is 7:45 or quarter to 8.
Time in half hours
When the minute hand is on 6, the time is in half hours.
The time is 1:30 or half past 1.
Time in quarter past
When the minute hand is on 3, the time is quarter past an hour or 15 minutes past the hour.
The time is 11:15 or quarter past 11.
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6:00
6 o’clock
6:15
15 minutes past 6
or quarter past 6
6:05
5 minutes past 6
6:20
20 minutes past 6
6:10
10 minutes past 6
6:25
25 minutes past 6
6:30
30 minutes past 6 or
half past 6
6:45
15 minutes to 7 or quarter to 7
6:35
25 minutes to 7
6:50
10 minutes to 7
6:40
20 minutes to 7
6:55
5 minutes to 7