Read the hour when the hand is between
2.MD.C.7
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On a clock, the minute hand points 2 small tick marks past the number 5, and the hour hand is between the numbers 4 and 5. What time does the clock show, in hours and minutes?
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An analog clock has its long (minute) hand at the 27-minute mark, and its short (hour) hand sitting between the 4 and the 5. I need to read off the time in hours and minutes.
- The minute hand points 2 small tick marks past the number 5.
- The hour hand is between the 4 and the 5.
- The time the clock shows, written as hours:minutes.
- Each number on the clock is 5 minutes apart for the minute hand.
- Each small tick is 1 minute.
- When the hour hand is between two numbers, the hour is the smaller of the two.
Plan
#1 Draw a Diagram · also uses: #5 Look for a Pattern
Reading a clock is a picture-reading task: I locate each hand on the dial. The minute marks follow the steady pattern of 5 minutes per big number, so I count from 12 to the landmark number and add the extra ticks. The hour hand position tells me which completed hour we are in.
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Review
27 minutes is less than 60, and the hour hand sits between 4 and 5 but has not reached 5, which matches a time in the 4 o'clock hour. The reading is consistent.
Instead of counting up from 12, use the 5 as a known landmark at the 25-minute mark and add the 2 extra ticks: 25 + 2 = 27.
Standards · min grade 2
2.MD.C.7Tell and write time from analog and digital clocks to nearest five minutes — Reading the hour from the short hand and the minutes from the long hand, then writing the time.
On a clock, the minute hand points exactly at the number 7, and the hour hand is between the numbers 7 and 8. What time does the clock show, in hours and minutes?
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An analog clock has its long (minute) hand at the 35-minute mark, and its short (hour) hand sitting between the 7 and the 8. I need to read off the time in hours and minutes.
- The minute hand points exactly at the number 7.
- The hour hand is between the 7 and the 8.
- The time the clock shows, written as hours:minutes.
- Each number on the clock is 5 minutes apart for the minute hand.
- Each small tick is 1 minute.
- When the hour hand is between two numbers, the hour is the smaller of the two.
Plan
#1 Draw a Diagram · also uses: #5 Look for a Pattern
Reading a clock is a picture-reading task: I locate each hand on the dial. The minute marks follow the steady pattern of 5 minutes per big number, so I count from 12 to the landmark number and add the extra ticks. The hour hand position tells me which completed hour we are in.
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Review
35 minutes is less than 60, and the hour hand sits between 7 and 8 but has not reached 8, which matches a time in the 7 o'clock hour. The reading is consistent.
Instead of counting up from 12, use the 7 as a known landmark at the 35-minute mark and read it directly.
Standards · min grade 2
2.MD.C.7Tell and write time from analog and digital clocks to nearest five minutes — Reading the hour from the short hand and the minutes from the long hand, then writing the time.
On a clock, the minute hand points exactly at the number 3, and the hour hand is between the numbers 5 and 6. What time does the clock show, in hours and minutes?
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An analog clock has its long (minute) hand at the 15-minute mark, and its short (hour) hand sitting between the 5 and the 6. I need to read off the time in hours and minutes.
- The minute hand points exactly at the number 3.
- The hour hand is between the 5 and the 6.
- The time the clock shows, written as hours:minutes.
- Each number on the clock is 5 minutes apart for the minute hand.
- Each small tick is 1 minute.
- When the hour hand is between two numbers, the hour is the smaller of the two.
Plan
#1 Draw a Diagram · also uses: #5 Look for a Pattern
Reading a clock is a picture-reading task: I locate each hand on the dial. The minute marks follow the steady pattern of 5 minutes per big number, so I count from 12 to the landmark number and add the extra ticks. The hour hand position tells me which completed hour we are in.
Execute
Review
15 minutes is less than 60, and the hour hand sits between 5 and 6 but has not reached 6, which matches a time in the 5 o'clock hour. The reading is consistent.
Instead of counting up from 12, use the 3 as a known landmark at the 15-minute mark and read it directly.
Standards · min grade 2
2.MD.C.7Tell and write time from analog and digital clocks to nearest five minutes — Reading the hour from the short hand and the minutes from the long hand, then writing the time.
On a clock, the minute hand points exactly at the number 4, and the hour hand is between the numbers 3 and 4. What time does the clock show, in hours and minutes?
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An analog clock has its long (minute) hand at the 20-minute mark, and its short (hour) hand sitting between the 3 and the 4. I need to read off the time in hours and minutes.
- The minute hand points exactly at the number 4.
- The hour hand is between the 3 and the 4.
- The time the clock shows, written as hours:minutes.
- Each number on the clock is 5 minutes apart for the minute hand.
- Each small tick is 1 minute.
- When the hour hand is between two numbers, the hour is the smaller of the two.
Plan
#1 Draw a Diagram · also uses: #5 Look for a Pattern
Reading a clock is a picture-reading task: I locate each hand on the dial. The minute marks follow the steady pattern of 5 minutes per big number, so I count from 12 to the landmark number and add the extra ticks. The hour hand position tells me which completed hour we are in.
Execute
Review
20 minutes is less than 60, and the hour hand sits between 3 and 4 but has not reached 4, which matches a time in the 3 o'clock hour. The reading is consistent.
Instead of counting up from 12, use the 4 as a known landmark at the 20-minute mark and read it directly.
Standards · min grade 2
2.MD.C.7Tell and write time from analog and digital clocks to nearest five minutes — Reading the hour from the short hand and the minutes from the long hand, then writing the time.
On a clock, the minute hand points 3 small tick marks past the number 6, and the hour hand is between the numbers 11 and 12. What time does the clock show, in hours and minutes?
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An analog clock has its long (minute) hand at the 33-minute mark, and its short (hour) hand sitting between the 11 and the 12. I need to read off the time in hours and minutes.
- The minute hand points 3 small tick marks past the number 6.
- The hour hand is between the 11 and the 12.
- The time the clock shows, written as hours:minutes.
- Each number on the clock is 5 minutes apart for the minute hand.
- Each small tick is 1 minute.
- When the hour hand is between two numbers, the hour is the smaller of the two.
Plan
#1 Draw a Diagram · also uses: #5 Look for a Pattern
Reading a clock is a picture-reading task: I locate each hand on the dial. The minute marks follow the steady pattern of 5 minutes per big number, so I count from 12 to the landmark number and add the extra ticks. The hour hand position tells me which completed hour we are in.
Execute
Review
33 minutes is less than 60, and the hour hand sits between 11 and 12 but has not reached 12, which matches a time in the 11 o'clock hour. The reading is consistent.
Instead of counting up from 12, use the 6 as a known landmark at the 30-minute mark and add the 3 extra ticks: 30 + 3 = 33.
Standards · min grade 2
2.MD.C.7Tell and write time from analog and digital clocks to nearest five minutes — Reading the hour from the short hand and the minutes from the long hand, then writing the time.
On a clock, the minute hand points exactly at the number 10, and the hour hand is between the numbers 2 and 3. What time does the clock show, in hours and minutes?
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An analog clock has its long (minute) hand at the 50-minute mark, and its short (hour) hand sitting between the 2 and the 3. I need to read off the time in hours and minutes.
- The minute hand points exactly at the number 10.
- The hour hand is between the 2 and the 3.
- The time the clock shows, written as hours:minutes.
- Each number on the clock is 5 minutes apart for the minute hand.
- Each small tick is 1 minute.
- When the hour hand is between two numbers, the hour is the smaller of the two.
Plan
#1 Draw a Diagram · also uses: #5 Look for a Pattern
Reading a clock is a picture-reading task: I locate each hand on the dial. The minute marks follow the steady pattern of 5 minutes per big number, so I count from 12 to the landmark number and add the extra ticks. The hour hand position tells me which completed hour we are in.
Execute
Review
50 minutes is less than 60, and the hour hand sits between 2 and 3 but has not reached 3, which matches a time in the 2 o'clock hour. The reading is consistent.
Instead of counting up from 12, use the 10 as a known landmark at the 50-minute mark and read it directly.
Standards · min grade 2
2.MD.C.7Tell and write time from analog and digital clocks to nearest five minutes — Reading the hour from the short hand and the minutes from the long hand, then writing the time.
On a clock, the minute hand points exactly at the number 8, and the hour hand is between the numbers 6 and 7. What time does the clock show, in hours and minutes?
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An analog clock has its long (minute) hand at the 40-minute mark, and its short (hour) hand sitting between the 6 and the 7. I need to read off the time in hours and minutes.
- The minute hand points exactly at the number 8.
- The hour hand is between the 6 and the 7.
- The time the clock shows, written as hours:minutes.
- Each number on the clock is 5 minutes apart for the minute hand.
- Each small tick is 1 minute.
- When the hour hand is between two numbers, the hour is the smaller of the two.
Plan
#1 Draw a Diagram · also uses: #5 Look for a Pattern
Reading a clock is a picture-reading task: I locate each hand on the dial. The minute marks follow the steady pattern of 5 minutes per big number, so I count from 12 to the landmark number and add the extra ticks. The hour hand position tells me which completed hour we are in.
Execute
Review
40 minutes is less than 60, and the hour hand sits between 6 and 7 but has not reached 7, which matches a time in the 6 o'clock hour. The reading is consistent.
Instead of counting up from 12, use the 8 as a known landmark at the 40-minute mark and read it directly.
Standards · min grade 2
2.MD.C.7Tell and write time from analog and digital clocks to nearest five minutes — Reading the hour from the short hand and the minutes from the long hand, then writing the time.
On a clock, the minute hand points 3 small tick marks past the number 9, and the hour hand is between the numbers 8 and 9. What time does the clock show, in hours and minutes?
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An analog clock has its long (minute) hand at the 48-minute mark, and its short (hour) hand sitting between the 8 and the 9. I need to read off the time in hours and minutes.
- The minute hand points 3 small tick marks past the number 9.
- The hour hand is between the 8 and the 9.
- The time the clock shows, written as hours:minutes.
- Each number on the clock is 5 minutes apart for the minute hand.
- Each small tick is 1 minute.
- When the hour hand is between two numbers, the hour is the smaller of the two.
Plan
#1 Draw a Diagram · also uses: #5 Look for a Pattern
Reading a clock is a picture-reading task: I locate each hand on the dial. The minute marks follow the steady pattern of 5 minutes per big number, so I count from 12 to the landmark number and add the extra ticks. The hour hand position tells me which completed hour we are in.
Execute
Review
48 minutes is less than 60, and the hour hand sits between 8 and 9 but has not reached 9, which matches a time in the 8 o'clock hour. The reading is consistent.
Instead of counting up from 12, use the 9 as a known landmark at the 45-minute mark and add the 3 extra ticks: 45 + 3 = 48.
Standards · min grade 2
2.MD.C.7Tell and write time from analog and digital clocks to nearest five minutes — Reading the hour from the short hand and the minutes from the long hand, then writing the time.
On a clock, the minute hand points 2 small tick marks past the number 2, and the hour hand is between the numbers 9 and 10. What time does the clock show, in hours and minutes?
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An analog clock has its long (minute) hand at the 12-minute mark, and its short (hour) hand sitting between the 9 and the 10. I need to read off the time in hours and minutes.
- The minute hand points 2 small tick marks past the number 2.
- The hour hand is between the 9 and the 10.
- The time the clock shows, written as hours:minutes.
- Each number on the clock is 5 minutes apart for the minute hand.
- Each small tick is 1 minute.
- When the hour hand is between two numbers, the hour is the smaller of the two.
Plan
#1 Draw a Diagram · also uses: #5 Look for a Pattern
Reading a clock is a picture-reading task: I locate each hand on the dial. The minute marks follow the steady pattern of 5 minutes per big number, so I count from 12 to the landmark number and add the extra ticks. The hour hand position tells me which completed hour we are in.
Execute
Review
12 minutes is less than 60, and the hour hand sits between 9 and 10 but has not reached 10, which matches a time in the 9 o'clock hour. The reading is consistent.
Instead of counting up from 12, use the 2 as a known landmark at the 10-minute mark and add the 2 extra ticks: 10 + 2 = 12.
Standards · min grade 2
2.MD.C.7Tell and write time from analog and digital clocks to nearest five minutes — Reading the hour from the short hand and the minutes from the long hand, then writing the time.
On a clock, the minute hand points exactly at the number 1, and the hour hand is between the numbers 10 and 11. What time does the clock show, in hours and minutes?
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An analog clock has its long (minute) hand at the 5-minute mark, and its short (hour) hand sitting between the 10 and the 11. I need to read off the time in hours and minutes.
- The minute hand points exactly at the number 1.
- The hour hand is between the 10 and the 11.
- The time the clock shows, written as hours:minutes.
- Each number on the clock is 5 minutes apart for the minute hand.
- Each small tick is 1 minute.
- When the hour hand is between two numbers, the hour is the smaller of the two.
Plan
#1 Draw a Diagram · also uses: #5 Look for a Pattern
Reading a clock is a picture-reading task: I locate each hand on the dial. The minute marks follow the steady pattern of 5 minutes per big number, so I count from 12 to the landmark number and add the extra ticks. The hour hand position tells me which completed hour we are in.
Execute
Review
5 minutes is less than 60, and the hour hand sits between 10 and 11 but has not reached 11, which matches a time in the 10 o'clock hour. The reading is consistent.
Instead of counting up from 12, use the 1 as a known landmark at the 5-minute mark and read it directly.
Standards · min grade 2
2.MD.C.7Tell and write time from analog and digital clocks to nearest five minutes — Reading the hour from the short hand and the minutes from the long hand, then writing the time.