Let’s figure out what time the clock is showing.
The clock has two hands:
- The short hand (hour hand) is pointing just before the 8. That means it’s almost 8 o’clock, but not quite yet.
- The long hand (minute hand) is pointing at the 10. On a clock, each number represents 5 minutes. So if the minute hand is on the 10, that’s 10 × 5 = 50 minutes past the hour… BUT wait — we’re reading “ten minutes to eight,” which means we’re counting backward from 8:00.
“Ten minutes to eight” means:
→ Start at 8:00
→ Go back 10 minutes
→ That gives us 7:50
Now let’s check the clock again:
- Hour hand: between 7 and 8, closer to 8 → correct for 7:50
- Minute hand: pointing at 10 → which is 50 minutes past 7 → also correct!
So the time shown is 7:50, which matches “ten minutes to eight.”
Final Answer:
7:50
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