Elapsed time, to the minute
You learn to tell the time on a clock by counting the minutes.
How to work it out
- 60 minus start minutes gives time to the hour.
- Add the finish minutes.
- If within the same hour, subtract minutes directly.
What time is it? (Small hand at 6, big hand at 7)
- Count the minutes from 12 to 7: 5, 10, 15, 20, 25, 30, 35.
- The big hand at 7 is 35 minutes.
- The small hand at 6 means 6 o'clock.
- It is 6:35.
Another example
What time is it? (Small hand between 2 and 3, big hand at 10)
- Count the minutes from 12 to 10: 5, 10, 15, 20, 25, 30, 35, 40, 45, 50.
- The big hand at 10 is 50 minutes.
- The small hand between 2 and 3 means almost 3 o'clock.
- It is 2:50.