Class 3 (CBSE) • MathematicsChapter 13: Time Goes On⭐ Topic 1
Reading Time - Hours and Minutes
We learn to read the time on a clock, understanding hours and minutes shown by the clock's hands.
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A clock has an hour hand (shorter) and a minute hand (longer). The hour hand shows the hour, and the minute hand shows the minutes past the hour.
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Remember these!
- The hour hand is shorter; the minute hand is longer.
- The hour hand shows the hour.
- The minute hand shows minutes past the hour.
- Each number represents 5 minutes for the minute hand.
- The minute hand at 3 means 15 minutes past.
- 4:30 is read as 'four thirty' or 'half past four'.
- Reading clocks helps manage daily schedules.
- Practice makes reading time faster and easier.
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reading time - hours and minutes