Telling Time to 5 Minutes

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What is the hour hand on a clock?

Back

The hour hand is the shorter hand on a clock that shows the current hour.

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What is the minute hand on a clock?

Back

The minute hand is the longer hand on a clock that shows the current minutes.

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What does it mean to tell time to the nearest 5 minutes?

Back

It means to read the time on a clock and round the minutes to the closest multiple of 5.

Front

How many minutes are in one hour?

Back

There are 60 minutes in one hour.

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What time is 10 minutes after 2:00?

Back

2:10.

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What time is 15 minutes before 3:00?

Back

2:45.

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If the minute hand points at 12, what does that mean?

Back

It means that the minutes are at 0, or the start of the hour.

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If the minute hand points at 6, what does that mean?

Back

It means that 30 minutes have passed since the last hour.

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What is the time shown if the hour hand is on 4 and the minute hand is on 3?

Back

The time is 4:15.

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What is the time shown if the hour hand is on 7 and the minute hand is on 12?

Back

The time is 7:00.