Let’s go clock by clock and read the time carefully.
Remember:
- The short hand is the
hour hand.
- The long hand is the
minute hand.
- When the minute hand points to 12 → it’s “o’clock” (00 minutes).
- When the minute hand points to 3 → 15 minutes past.
- When it points to 6 → 30 minutes past.
- When it points to 9 → 45 minutes past.
- Each number on the clock = 5 minutes for the minute hand.
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Clock 1 (top left):
Hour hand → pointing at 12
Minute hand → pointing at 3 → that’s 15 minutes
→ Time:
12:15
Clock 2 (top middle):
Hour hand → between 1 and 2, closer to 1 → so hour is 1
Minute hand → pointing at 4 → 4 × 5 = 20 minutes
→ Time:
1:20
Clock 3 (top right):
Hour hand → just past 9
Minute hand → pointing at 2 → 2 × 5 = 10 minutes
→ Time:
9:10
Clock 4 (middle left):
Hour hand → halfway between 6 and 7 → so hour is 6
Minute hand → pointing at 3 → 15 minutes
→ Time:
6:15
Clock 5 (middle center):
Hour hand → pointing at 6
Minute hand → pointing at 12 → 00 minutes
→ Time:
6:00
Clock 6 (middle right):
Hour hand → between 11 and 12, closer to 11 → hour is 11
Minute hand → pointing at 8 → 8 × 5 = 40 minutes
→ Time:
11:40
Clock 7 (bottom left):
Hour hand → between 12 and 1, closer to 1 → hour is 1
Minute hand → pointing at 10 → 10 × 5 = 50 minutes
→ Time:
1:50
Clock 8 (bottom middle):
Hour hand → between 7 and 8, closer to 7 → hour is 7
Minute hand → pointing at 4 → 4 × 5 = 20 minutes
→ Time:
7:20
Clock 9 (bottom right):
Hour hand → between 5 and 6, closer to 5 → hour is 5
Minute hand → pointing at 3 → 15 minutes
→ Time:
5:15
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Final Answer:
12:15
1:20
9:10
6:15
6:00
11:40
1:50
7:20
5:15
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