To find quarters of the face of the clock, we divide the face of the clock into 4 equal parts.
Therefore, each quarter is equal to 15 minutes. In a half an hour, the minutes hand moves half of the clock which means two quarter of the clock (15 + 15 = 30 minutes or one half or half past).
In quarter past, the minute hand moves 1 quarter of the face of the clock i.e. 15 minutes and points to number 3 on the clock. The hour hand moves little away from the number.
Case 1:
The hour hand is between 12 and 1 and closer to 12. The minute hand is at 3. The time is 12 hours 15 minutes or quarter past 12 .
In quarter to, the minute hand moves 3 quarter of the face of the clock i.e. 15 + 15 + 15 = 45 minutes and points to number 9 on the clock. The hour hand moves closer to the number but not exactly at the number.
Case 2:
The hour hand is between 12 and 1 and closer to 1. The minute hand is at 9. The time is 12 hours 45 minutes or 12:45 or quarter to 1.
Write the correct time in each of the following.
- The whole face of the clock is divided into 60 minutes.
- One quarter is obtained by dividing 60 minutes into 4 equal parts.
Therefore, each quarter is equal to 15 minutes. In a half an hour, the minutes hand moves half of the clock which means two quarter of the clock (15 + 15 = 30 minutes or one half or half past).
In quarter past, the minute hand moves 1 quarter of the face of the clock i.e. 15 minutes and points to number 3 on the clock. The hour hand moves little away from the number.
Case 1:
In quarter to, the minute hand moves 3 quarter of the face of the clock i.e. 15 + 15 + 15 = 45 minutes and points to number 9 on the clock. The hour hand moves closer to the number but not exactly at the number.
Case 2:
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