Solved examples: Pointing to parts of an analog clock

📚 Quick Study Guide

• 🕰️ An analog clock has two main hands: the hour hand (shorter) and the minute hand (longer).
• 🔢 The clock face is divided into 12 hours, with each number representing an hour.
• ⏱️ Each hour is further divided into 5-minute intervals, making a total of 60 minutes.
• 📐 The minute hand completes a full circle in 60 minutes, while the hour hand completes a full circle in 12 hours.
• 💡 To tell time: Look at where the hour hand is pointing to determine the hour, and then look at where the minute hand is pointing to determine the minutes. Multiply the number the minute hand points to by 5 to get the minutes past the hour.
• ➕ For example, if the hour hand is pointing at 3 and the minute hand is pointing at 6, the time is 3:30.

Practice Quiz

1. The hour hand is pointing directly at the 9, and the minute hand is pointing directly at the 12. What time is it?

   1. 9:30
   2. 12:45
   3. 9:00
   4. 12:09

2. The hour hand is slightly past the 4, and the minute hand is pointing at the 3. What time is it?

   1. 4:03
   2. 4:15
   3. 3:20
   4. 3:04

3. The hour hand is between the 1 and the 2, and the minute hand is pointing at the 6. What time is it?

   1. 6:30
   2. 1:06
   3. 1:30
   4. 2:30

4. The hour hand is pointing directly at the 11, and the minute hand is pointing at the 1. What time is it?

   1. 11:05
   2. 1:55
   3. 11:01
   4. 1:11

5. The hour hand is slightly before the 7, and the minute hand is pointing at the 9. What time is it?

   1. 7:45
   2. 9:35
   3. 6:45
   4. 9:07

6. The hour hand is between the 12 and the 1, and the minute hand is pointing at the 2. What time is it?

   1. 12:02
   2. 1:10
   3. 12:10
   4. 2:00

7. The hour hand is pointing directly at the 3, and the minute hand is pointing at the 12. What time is it?

   1. 12:15
   2. 3:00
   3. 3:12
   4. 12:03