Practice Telling Time in Math

Use these practice problems to test your method after reviewing the concept explanation and worked examples.

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Reading analog and digital clocks to determine the current time in hours, half hours, quarter hours, and five-minute intervals.

A clock is like a race track with two runners—the short hand (hours) moves slowly, the long hand (minutes) moves fast. When the long hand points to 12, it's exactly on the hour, like the start of a new lap.

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Example 1

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Write '7 o'clock' in digital form.

Example 2

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The short hand points to 12 and the long hand points to 12. What time is it?

Example 3

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The long hand on the clock points to 12. What word do we say after the hour?

Example 4

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The minute hand points to 6. How many minutes past the hour is it?

Example 5

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The short hand is between 2 and 3, and the long hand points to 6. What time is it in digital form?

Example 6

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Owen's bedtime is at 8 o'clock. Where do the short hand and long hand point at bedtime?

Example 7

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The short hand points to 5 and the long hand points to 12. Is the long hand showing "o'clock"?

Example 8

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Write "8 o'clock" in digital form.

Example 9

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The short hand points to 2 and the long hand points to 12. What hour is it?

Example 10

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The minute hand points to 3. What time phrase describes this?

Example 11

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It is 8:30. Where do the short hand and the long hand point?

Example 12

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The long hand on a clock points to 12. Is it "o'clock" time?

Example 13

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The short hand is just past 7 and the long hand points to 2. What time is it?

Example 14

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A clock shows the short hand just past 9 and the long hand pointing to 4. What time is it?

Example 15

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A clock shows the hour hand halfway between 2 and 3, minute hand on 6. What time is it?

Example 16

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School starts at 8:15 and ends at 11:15. How many hours is that?

Example 17

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Which hand tells you the hour on a clock?

Example 18

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Mia's clock has the short hand pointing to 5 and the long hand pointing to 12. Write the time in two ways: in words and in digital form.

Example 19

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The minute hand points to the 3 on a clock. How many minutes past the hour is it? Remember: each number on a clock equals 5 minutes.

Example 20

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The short hand is between 11 and 12, and the long hand points to 6. What time is it in digital form?
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