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11.03 Read time from a clock

Lesson

Are you ready?

Do you know how to read the hands of a clock? Let's try this problem to practice.

What time is shown on this clock?

  1. To enter the time, enter one digit in each box.

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Learn

Each gap between the hour markings is divided into $5$5 parts, one for each minute. This video explores how we can use the markings on a clock to tell time to the nearest minute.

 

Apply

What time is shown on the clock?

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Remember!

The number of minutes past the hour can be counted as the number of small ticks past $12$12.

Outcomes

3.MD.A.1

Tell and write time to the nearest minute and measure time intervals in minutes. Solve word problems involving addition and subtraction of time intervals in minutes, e.g. By representing the problem on a number line diagram.

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