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The hour hand is between 1 and The hour hand is between 1 and

2, so the time is after 1 O’clock. 2, so the time is before 2 O’clock.

The minute hand is at 7. Starting The minute hand is at 7. Starting

at 12 and counting ahead by 5s to at 12 and counting back by 5s to

7, we get 35 minutes. So we say 7, we get 25 minutes. We write 25

that the clock shows 35 minutes minutes to 2 to tell the time

after 1 or 35 minutes past 1. because there are 25 minutes left

to 2 O’clock.

Thus, we can read the time on the clocks given below as :

2 : 40 4 : 50 3 : 55

Forty minutes past two Fifty minutes past four Fifty-five minutes past

Two forty Four fifty three

Twenty minutes to Ten minutes to five Three fifty-five.

three Five minutes to four

Telling Time to the Quarter Hour

We can read time on the clocks given below as :
5 5 5

10 10 10

15 45 15 15

40 20

35 25
30
A B

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