Unit 2 – Money and measures
Look at these clocks. What is the time?
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The minute hand has moved two steps of 5 minutes around the clock. 10 minutes have passed since 3 o’clock. The time is ten minutes past three (10 minutes past 3). We can also say ten past three or 10 past 3. The hour hand has moved past 3 to show that the time is now later than 3 o’clock.
The minute hand has moved five steps of 5 minutes around the clock. 25 minutes have passed since 3 o’clock. The time is twenty-five minutes past three (25 minutes past 3). The hour hand has moved nearly halfway between 3 and 4. The minute hand has moved eight steps of 5 minutes around the clock.
40 minutes have passed since 3 o’clock. There are 20 minutes to go until 4 o’clock. The time is twenty minutes to four (20 minutes to 4). The hour hand is moving closer to 4.
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