Tell Time (Nearest Minute)

There are 24 hours in a day. You only need 12 numbers because the clock goes around two times each day.

The numbers on the clock show the hours. The shorter hand is the hour hand and the longer hand is the minute hand. The time is 9 o’clock.

The time is 2:30. There is no zero on the clock because 12 is like zero. You start counting the minutes at the top, at 12.

There are 60 minutes in an hour. 30 minutes is one-half of 60 minutes.

The hour hand points between 10 and 11. The minute hand points to the 6.

There are 60 minutes in 1 hour. No, each number on the clock represents 5 minutes.

No, the minute hand is pointing to the 10. You count by 5s to the number 10 to find the minutes: 5, 10, 15, 20, 25, 30, 35, 40, 45, 50. The time is 1:50.

The hour is 7, so the hour hand goes between 7 and 8. For the minute hand, count to the nearest 5: 1 is 5 minutes, 2 is 10 minutes, and 3 is 15 minutes. 17 is 2 dashes past 15, so count 2 dashes past the number 3 and draw the minute hand.

Yes, counting 17 dashes ends at the same place on the clock. Each number represents 5, so counting by 5s to the nearest 5 is quicker and easier than counting by 1s.

The hour hand is between 12 and 1, so the hour is 12. The minute hand is pointing to 3 dashes past 7. Count by 5s to 7: 5, 10, 15, 20, 25, 30, 35. Count on 3: 35, 36, 37, 38. The time is 12:38.