Telling Time

Show your work for each problem.

1.
Which hand on an analog clock shows the hour?
1. a)The long hand
2. b)The second hand
3. c)The red hand
4. d)The short hand
Answer: The short hand
The short hand (or small hand) shows the hour. The long hand shows the minutes.
2.
How many minutes are in one hour?
1. a)24 minutes
2. b)30 minutes
3. c)100 minutes
4. d)60 minutes
Answer: 60 minutes
One hour equals 60 minutes. The minute hand completes one full circle in 60 minutes.
3.
The hour hand points to 5 and the minute hand points to 12. What time is it? (Write as H:MM, e.g., 5:00)
Answer: 5:00
The hour hand on 5 means 5 o'clock. The minute hand on 12 means 0 minutes (or :00). So the time is 5:00.
4.
The minute hand points to 6. How many minutes is that?
Answer: 30
Each number represents 5 minutes. From 12 to 6: 5, 10, 15, 20, 25, 30. So 6 = 30 minutes.
5.
What time does this clock show? The short hand is on 9, and the long hand is on 12.
1. a)12:45
2. b)12:09
3. c)9:00
4. d)9:12
Answer: 9:00
Short hand on 9 = 9 hours. Long hand on 12 = 0 minutes. The time is 9:00 (nine o'clock).
6.
The hour hand is between 2 and 3, and the minute hand points to 4. What time is it? (Write as H:MM)
Answer: 2:20
Hour hand between 2 and 3 means the hour is 2 (not yet 3). Minute hand on 4: minutes. Time is 2:20.
7.
What does 'quarter past 4' mean?
1. a)4:04
2. b)4:15
3. c)4:45
4. d)4:25
Answer: 4:15
'Quarter past' means 15 minutes after the hour. . So quarter past 4 = 4:15.
8.
A digital clock shows 10:35. Where should the hands be on an analog clock?
Answer: Hour hand between 10 and 11, minute hand on 7
1. What is the hour shown? 10
2. Where should the hour hand be at 10:35? between 10 and 11
3. What number should the minute hand point to? (35 ÷ 5 = ?) 7
9.
It is 3:45. In words, this is 'quarter to ___'. What number goes in the blank?
Answer: 4
3:45 is 15 minutes before 4:00, so we say 'quarter to 4'. The answer is 4.
10.
What time is 'half past 7'?
1. a)7:45
2. b)6:30
3. c)7:30
4. d)7:15
Answer: 7:30
'Half past' means 30 minutes after the hour. Half past 7 = 7:30.
11.
School starts at 8:15. It takes you 25 minutes to walk to school. What time should you leave home?
Answer: 7:50
1. What time does school start? 8:15
2. How many minutes before 8:15 should you leave? 25
3. Subtract 25 from 15 minutes. Since 15 < 25, what happens? borrow from hour
4. 15 + 60 = 75. Then 75 - 25 = ? 50
5. The hour becomes 8 - 1 = 7. What's the final time? 7:50
12.
A movie starts at 2:40 PM and is 1 hour 35 minutes long. What time does it end?
Answer: 4:15
1. What time does the movie start? 2:40
2. Add the hours first: 2 + 1 = ? 3
3. Now add the minutes: 40 + 35 = ? 75
4. 75 minutes is more than 60. Convert: 75 = 60 + ? 15
5. 60 minutes = 1 hour. So 3:75 becomes 3+1 hours and 15 minutes = ? 4:15
13.
Convert 3:45 PM to 24-hour time format.
Answer: 15:45
3:45 PM in 24-hour format: . So 3:45 PM = 15:45.
14.
A train leaves at 9:50 and arrives at 11:25. How long is the journey?
Answer: 1 hour 35 minutes
1. What is the departure time? 9:50
2. What is the arrival time? 11:25
3. From 9:50 to 10:00 is how many minutes? 10
4. From 10:00 to 11:00 is how many hours? 1
5. From 11:00 to 11:25 is how many minutes? 25
6. Total: 10 min + 1 hour + 25 min = ? 1 hour 35 minutes
15.
It's 10:40 AM in London. New York is 5 hours behind London. What time is it in New York?
Answer: 5:40 AM
1. What time is it in London? 10:40
2. How many hours behind is New York? 5
3. Should we add or subtract hours? subtract
4. 10 - 5 = ? 5
5. What time is it in New York? 5:40 AM
16.
How many seconds are in one minute?
Answer: 60
One minute equals 60 seconds. Similarly, one hour equals 60 minutes.