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TIME
TIME

Minute Hand
(Long hand)
Hour hand
(Short hand)

4 : 00

The short hand is called the hour hand .

The long hand is called the minute hand .

There are 60 minutes in 1 hour.

In the given clock the hour hand points to 4 and the minute

hand points to 12.

The clock shows 4 o’ clock.

Half an Hour = Thirty minutes make half an 11 12 1

hour. On half an hour, the minute hand 10 2
9 3
points to 6. The hour hand is half way
8 4
between the hour numbers. 7 6 5

12
11 1
Quarter Past = when minute hand points to
10 2
9 3 3, the minute hand is one - quarter of the
way around the clock.
8 4
7 5
6 12
11 1
10 2
Quarter to = When minute hand points to 9, 9 3

the minute hand is one - quarter to the next 8 4
7 5
hour. 6

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