Each number on a clock stands for 5 minutes when you read the minute hand. Count in 5s from the 12: the 1 is 5 minutes, the 2 is 10 minutes, the 4 is 20 minutes, and so on.
Read the hour from the short hand, then count the minutes. If the short hand is between 2 and 3 and the long hand points to 7, the time is 2:35.
Worked example
The short hand is just past 8. The long hand points to 4. What time is it?
- The hour is 8.
- Count in 5s to the 4: 5, 10, 15, 20.
Answer:8:20
Key words
- o'clock
- exactly on the hour
- past
- minutes after the hour
- digital time
- time written with numbers, like 8:20
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Common Core-referenced: 2.MD.C.7