To read the time on this clock, we look at where the two hands are pointing.
Step 1: Look at the short hand (the hour hand)
The shorter, thicker hand is pointing between the
7 and the
8.
* When the hour hand is past a number but hasn't reached the next one yet, we use the smaller number.
* Since it has passed 7 but not reached 8, the hour is
7.
Step 2: Look at the long hand (the minute hand)
The longer, thinner hand is pointing directly at the
5.
* On a clock, each big number represents 5 minutes. You can count by 5s to find the minutes: 5, 10, 15, 20, 25.
* Alternatively, you can look at the small colored numbers on the outer edge. Next to the big number 5, there is a small red square with the number
25.
* So, the minutes are
25.
Step 3: Put it together
The hour is 7 and the minutes are 25.
Final Answer:
7:25
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