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Telling Time


Telling time is important! And to tell time, you need to know how to read a clock.

The hour hand is the shorter hand.
The minute hand is the longer hand.

Hour hand

For example, at 3:00, the hour hand will point directly at the 3.
When the hour hand is between 3 and 4, the hour is 3 o'clock.
Finally, at 4:00, the hour hand will point directly at the 4.

Minute hand

The minute hand travels around the entire clock in one hour. One hour is 60 minutes. There are 5 minutes between each number.

3:00
The minute hand points straight up at 12.
3:15
The minute hand points at 3.
3:30
The minute hand points straight down at 6.
3:45
The minute hand points at 9.

3:05
The minute hand points at 1.
3:06
The minute hand points a little past 1.
3:10
The minute hand points at 2.

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