Practice Telling Time in Math

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

Quick Recap

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.

Example 1

easy
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 2

medium
The hour hand points just past 2 and the minute hand points to 6. What time is it?

Example 3

easy
The minute hand points to the 4. How many minutes past the hour does it show?

Example 4

medium
A clock shows the hour hand between 7 and 8, and the minute hand pointing to 9. What time does the clock show?
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