Tell time to five minutes
The question
Read the clock
How it works.
short hand:the hour
long hand:the minutes
past10→ hour is10
points at:11
count in fives:5, 10, 15, 20, 25, 30, 35, 40, 45, 50, 55
hour:10
minutes:55
10:55
- 01
Read the short hand first, then the long hand.
- 02
The short hand is nearly at the 11 — but the hour is the number it has passed, not the one it is heading for. It has passed the 10, so it is 10 something.
- 03
Now the long hand, pointing at the 11. For minutes each number is worth five, so count in fives: 5, 10, 15, 20, 25, 30, 35, 40, 45, 50, 55.
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Hour 10, minutes 55 — 10:55.