Length of Time
What is the time when both hands are pointing at the 12?
12 o'clock
This is the number of hours in a day and the number of minutes in an hour…
24 hours a day and 60 minutes in an hour?
This is where the hour hand would be if it were 1:30 (be specific)....
halfway between the 1 and 2
This is the number of days in a year..
365
The short hand on the clock represents..
hours
This is how many minutes it has been if the long hand is pointing at the 2…
10 minutes
This is where the hour hand would be if it were 2:02 (be specific)....
very close to the 2
This is the number of weeks in the year..
52
The long hand on the clock represents..
minutes
This is how many minutes it has been if the long hand is pointing at the 8..
40 minutes
This is where the hour hand would be if it were 3:45 (be specific)....
in between the 3 and the 4 but closer to the 4
This is the time if someone says, “quarter TO 7”
6:45
If the long hand completes three and a half journeys around the clock, how many minutes have past?
210 minutes
This is how many minutes it has been if the long hand is pointing at the 11…
55 minutes
This is where the hour hand would be if it were 9:15 (be specific)....
in between the 9 and the 10 but closer to the 9
This is the time if someone says, “quarter to 5”
4:45
This is the time when a new day starts...
midnight or 00:00 or 12am
This is how many minutes it has been if the long hand is pointing half way between the 12 and the 1…
2 1/2 minutes
This is where the hour hand would be if it were 4:55 (be specific)....
very close to the number 5 but still in the 4th hour
This is the time if someone says, “21 minutes to 3”
2:39