9.04 Read time from a clock

Can you draw a clock face?

When we read the time from a clock, called analogue time, it doesn't look like digital time. Once we learn how a clock works, we can see how the time can be shown two different ways, like these two clocks:

They both show ten past three.

Let's see how each hand on our clock works, and work out the time, then see the digital time.

Examples

Example 1

What time is shown on this clock?

Worked Solution

Create a strategy

For the hours, enter the number that the hour hand has just passed. For the minutes, multiply what the minute hand is pointing at by 5.

Apply the idea

The hour hand has just passed 7.

The minute hand is pointing at 5, so, 5\times5=25.

The time shown is 7\text{:}25.

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