Practice · Read the hour when the hand is between · Sensim Math

Variant 1 easy

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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1 · Understandwhat's really being asked

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.

Givens

The minute hand points exactly at the number 1.
The hour hand is between the 10 and the 11.

Unknowns

The time the clock shows, written as hours:minutes.

Constraints

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.

2 · Planchoose the strategy

#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.

3 · Execute3 carry out the plan

1Read the hour from the short hand

#1 Draw a Diagram 2.MD.C.7

The hour hand sits between the 10 and the 11. The clock has not yet reached 11 o'clock, so we are still in the 10 o'clock hour. The hour is 10.

A Grade 2 reader knows that until the hour hand reaches the next number, the hour stays at the smaller number.

2Read the minutes from the long hand

#5 Look for a Pattern 2.MD.C.7

Each big number is 5 minutes apart. Counting by 5s from the 12 to the 1 gives 1 fives, so the long hand points at the 5-minute mark.

1 \times 5 = 5

Skip-counting by 5 to each number, then counting single ticks, is exactly how Grade 2 students read minutes.

3Combine the hour and minutes

#1 Draw a Diagram 2.MD.C.7

The hour is 10 and the minutes are 5, so the clock shows 10:05.

Putting the two hand readings together gives the full time.

Answer: 10:05

4 · Reviewdoes it hold up?

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.

Another way: Instead of counting up from 12, use the 1 as a known landmark at the 5-minute mark and read it directly.

Standardsmin grade 2

2.MD.C.7 Tell 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.

💡Takeaway. This only needs the Grade 2 clock skill of counting by 5s to a number and adding the extra ticks!

Variant 2 easy

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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1 · Understandwhat's really being asked

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.

Givens

The minute hand points exactly at the number 3.
The hour hand is between the 5 and the 6.

Unknowns

The time the clock shows, written as hours:minutes.

Constraints

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.

2 · Planchoose the strategy

#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.

3 · Execute3 carry out the plan

1Read the hour from the short hand

#1 Draw a Diagram 2.MD.C.7

The hour hand sits between the 5 and the 6. The clock has not yet reached 6 o'clock, so we are still in the 5 o'clock hour. The hour is 5.

A Grade 2 reader knows that until the hour hand reaches the next number, the hour stays at the smaller number.

2Read the minutes from the long hand

#5 Look for a Pattern 2.MD.C.7

Each big number is 5 minutes apart. Counting by 5s from the 12 to the 3 gives 3 fives, so the long hand points at the 15-minute mark.

3 \times 5 = 15

Skip-counting by 5 to each number, then counting single ticks, is exactly how Grade 2 students read minutes.

3Combine the hour and minutes

#1 Draw a Diagram 2.MD.C.7

The hour is 5 and the minutes are 15, so the clock shows 5:15.

Putting the two hand readings together gives the full time.

Answer: 5:15

4 · Reviewdoes it hold up?

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.

Another way: Instead of counting up from 12, use the 3 as a known landmark at the 15-minute mark and read it directly.

Standardsmin grade 2

2.MD.C.7 Tell 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.

💡Takeaway. This only needs the Grade 2 clock skill of counting by 5s to a number and adding the extra ticks!

Variant 3 easy

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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1 · Understandwhat's really being asked

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.

Givens

The minute hand points exactly at the number 4.
The hour hand is between the 3 and the 4.

Unknowns

The time the clock shows, written as hours:minutes.

Constraints

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.

2 · Planchoose the strategy

#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.

3 · Execute3 carry out the plan

1Read the hour from the short hand

#1 Draw a Diagram 2.MD.C.7

The hour hand sits between the 3 and the 4. The clock has not yet reached 4 o'clock, so we are still in the 3 o'clock hour. The hour is 3.

A Grade 2 reader knows that until the hour hand reaches the next number, the hour stays at the smaller number.

2Read the minutes from the long hand

#5 Look for a Pattern 2.MD.C.7

Each big number is 5 minutes apart. Counting by 5s from the 12 to the 4 gives 4 fives, so the long hand points at the 20-minute mark.

4 \times 5 = 20

Skip-counting by 5 to each number, then counting single ticks, is exactly how Grade 2 students read minutes.

3Combine the hour and minutes

#1 Draw a Diagram 2.MD.C.7

The hour is 3 and the minutes are 20, so the clock shows 3:20.

Putting the two hand readings together gives the full time.

Answer: 3:20

4 · Reviewdoes it hold up?

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.

Another way: Instead of counting up from 12, use the 4 as a known landmark at the 20-minute mark and read it directly.

Standardsmin grade 2

2.MD.C.7 Tell 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.

💡Takeaway. This only needs the Grade 2 clock skill of counting by 5s to a number and adding the extra ticks!

Variant 4 medium

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?

Your answer (check it yourself)

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1 · Understandwhat's really being asked

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.

Givens

The minute hand points exactly at the number 7.
The hour hand is between the 7 and the 8.

Unknowns

The time the clock shows, written as hours:minutes.

Constraints

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.

2 · Planchoose the strategy

#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.

3 · Execute3 carry out the plan

1Read the hour from the short hand

#1 Draw a Diagram 2.MD.C.7

The hour hand sits between the 7 and the 8. The clock has not yet reached 8 o'clock, so we are still in the 7 o'clock hour. The hour is 7.

A Grade 2 reader knows that until the hour hand reaches the next number, the hour stays at the smaller number.

2Read the minutes from the long hand

#5 Look for a Pattern 2.MD.C.7

Each big number is 5 minutes apart. Counting by 5s from the 12 to the 7 gives 7 fives, so the long hand points at the 35-minute mark.

7 \times 5 = 35

Skip-counting by 5 to each number, then counting single ticks, is exactly how Grade 2 students read minutes.

3Combine the hour and minutes

#1 Draw a Diagram 2.MD.C.7

The hour is 7 and the minutes are 35, so the clock shows 7:35.

Putting the two hand readings together gives the full time.

Answer: 7:35

4 · Reviewdoes it hold up?

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.

Another way: Instead of counting up from 12, use the 7 as a known landmark at the 35-minute mark and read it directly.

Standardsmin grade 2

2.MD.C.7 Tell 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.

💡Takeaway. This only needs the Grade 2 clock skill of counting by 5s to a number and adding the extra ticks!

Variant 5 medium

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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1 · Understandwhat's really being asked

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.

Givens

The minute hand points exactly at the number 8.
The hour hand is between the 6 and the 7.

Unknowns

The time the clock shows, written as hours:minutes.

Constraints

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.

2 · Planchoose the strategy

#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.

3 · Execute3 carry out the plan

1Read the hour from the short hand

#1 Draw a Diagram 2.MD.C.7

The hour hand sits between the 6 and the 7. The clock has not yet reached 7 o'clock, so we are still in the 6 o'clock hour. The hour is 6.

A Grade 2 reader knows that until the hour hand reaches the next number, the hour stays at the smaller number.

2Read the minutes from the long hand

#5 Look for a Pattern 2.MD.C.7

Each big number is 5 minutes apart. Counting by 5s from the 12 to the 8 gives 8 fives, so the long hand points at the 40-minute mark.

8 \times 5 = 40

Skip-counting by 5 to each number, then counting single ticks, is exactly how Grade 2 students read minutes.

3Combine the hour and minutes

#1 Draw a Diagram 2.MD.C.7

The hour is 6 and the minutes are 40, so the clock shows 6:40.

Putting the two hand readings together gives the full time.

Answer: 6:40

4 · Reviewdoes it hold up?

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.

Another way: Instead of counting up from 12, use the 8 as a known landmark at the 40-minute mark and read it directly.

Standardsmin grade 2

2.MD.C.7 Tell 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.

💡Takeaway. This only needs the Grade 2 clock skill of counting by 5s to a number and adding the extra ticks!

Variant 6 medium

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?

Your answer (check it yourself)

Show solution

1 · Understandwhat's really being asked

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.

Givens

The minute hand points 2 small tick marks past the number 2.
The hour hand is between the 9 and the 10.

Unknowns

The time the clock shows, written as hours:minutes.

Constraints

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.

2 · Planchoose the strategy

#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.

3 · Execute3 carry out the plan

1Read the hour from the short hand

#1 Draw a Diagram 2.MD.C.7

The hour hand sits between the 9 and the 10. The clock has not yet reached 10 o'clock, so we are still in the 9 o'clock hour. The hour is 9.

A Grade 2 reader knows that until the hour hand reaches the next number, the hour stays at the smaller number.

2Read the minutes from the long hand

#5 Look for a Pattern 2.MD.C.7

Each big number is 5 minutes apart. Counting by 5s from the 12 to the 2 gives the 10-minute mark. Then add the 2 small tick marks (2 more minutes): 10 + 2 = 12 minutes.

2 \times 5 = 10,\quad 10 + 2 = 12

Skip-counting by 5 to each number, then counting single ticks, is exactly how Grade 2 students read minutes.

3Combine the hour and minutes

#1 Draw a Diagram 2.MD.C.7

The hour is 9 and the minutes are 12, so the clock shows 9:12.

Putting the two hand readings together gives the full time.

Answer: 9:12

4 · Reviewdoes it hold up?

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.

Another way: 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.

Standardsmin grade 2

2.MD.C.7 Tell 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.

💡Takeaway. This only needs the Grade 2 clock skill of counting by 5s to a number and adding the extra ticks!

Variant 7 medium

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?

Your answer (check it yourself)

Show solution

1 · Understandwhat's really being asked

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.

Givens

The minute hand points exactly at the number 10.
The hour hand is between the 2 and the 3.

Unknowns

The time the clock shows, written as hours:minutes.

Constraints

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.

2 · Planchoose the strategy

#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.

3 · Execute3 carry out the plan

1Read the hour from the short hand

#1 Draw a Diagram 2.MD.C.7

The hour hand sits between the 2 and the 3. The clock has not yet reached 3 o'clock, so we are still in the 2 o'clock hour. The hour is 2.

A Grade 2 reader knows that until the hour hand reaches the next number, the hour stays at the smaller number.

2Read the minutes from the long hand

#5 Look for a Pattern 2.MD.C.7

Each big number is 5 minutes apart. Counting by 5s from the 12 to the 10 gives 10 fives, so the long hand points at the 50-minute mark.

10 \times 5 = 50

Skip-counting by 5 to each number, then counting single ticks, is exactly how Grade 2 students read minutes.

3Combine the hour and minutes

#1 Draw a Diagram 2.MD.C.7

The hour is 2 and the minutes are 50, so the clock shows 2:50.

Putting the two hand readings together gives the full time.

Answer: 2:50

4 · Reviewdoes it hold up?

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.

Another way: Instead of counting up from 12, use the 10 as a known landmark at the 50-minute mark and read it directly.

Standardsmin grade 2

2.MD.C.7 Tell 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.

💡Takeaway. This only needs the Grade 2 clock skill of counting by 5s to a number and adding the extra ticks!

Variant 8 hard

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?

Your answer (check it yourself)

Show solution

1 · Understandwhat's really being asked

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.

Givens

The minute hand points 2 small tick marks past the number 5.
The hour hand is between the 4 and the 5.

Unknowns

The time the clock shows, written as hours:minutes.

Constraints

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.

2 · Planchoose the strategy

#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.

3 · Execute3 carry out the plan

1Read the hour from the short hand

#1 Draw a Diagram 2.MD.C.7

The hour hand sits between the 4 and the 5. The clock has not yet reached 5 o'clock, so we are still in the 4 o'clock hour. The hour is 4.

A Grade 2 reader knows that until the hour hand reaches the next number, the hour stays at the smaller number.

2Read the minutes from the long hand

#5 Look for a Pattern 2.MD.C.7

Each big number is 5 minutes apart. Counting by 5s from the 12 to the 5 gives the 25-minute mark. Then add the 2 small tick marks (2 more minutes): 25 + 2 = 27 minutes.

5 \times 5 = 25,\quad 25 + 2 = 27

Skip-counting by 5 to each number, then counting single ticks, is exactly how Grade 2 students read minutes.

3Combine the hour and minutes

#1 Draw a Diagram 2.MD.C.7

The hour is 4 and the minutes are 27, so the clock shows 4:27.

Putting the two hand readings together gives the full time.

Answer: 4:27

4 · Reviewdoes it hold up?

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.

Another way: 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.

Standardsmin grade 2

2.MD.C.7 Tell 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.

💡Takeaway. This only needs the Grade 2 clock skill of counting by 5s to a number and adding the extra ticks!

Variant 9 hard

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?

Your answer (check it yourself)

Show solution

1 · Understandwhat's really being asked

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.

Givens

The minute hand points 3 small tick marks past the number 6.
The hour hand is between the 11 and the 12.

Unknowns

The time the clock shows, written as hours:minutes.

Constraints

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.

2 · Planchoose the strategy

#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.

3 · Execute3 carry out the plan

1Read the hour from the short hand

#1 Draw a Diagram 2.MD.C.7

The hour hand sits between the 11 and the 12. The clock has not yet reached 12 o'clock, so we are still in the 11 o'clock hour. The hour is 11.

A Grade 2 reader knows that until the hour hand reaches the next number, the hour stays at the smaller number.

2Read the minutes from the long hand

#5 Look for a Pattern 2.MD.C.7

Each big number is 5 minutes apart. Counting by 5s from the 12 to the 6 gives the 30-minute mark. Then add the 3 small tick marks (3 more minutes): 30 + 3 = 33 minutes.

6 \times 5 = 30,\quad 30 + 3 = 33

Skip-counting by 5 to each number, then counting single ticks, is exactly how Grade 2 students read minutes.

3Combine the hour and minutes

#1 Draw a Diagram 2.MD.C.7

The hour is 11 and the minutes are 33, so the clock shows 11:33.

Putting the two hand readings together gives the full time.

Answer: 11:33

4 · Reviewdoes it hold up?

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.

Another way: 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.

Standardsmin grade 2

2.MD.C.7 Tell 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.

💡Takeaway. This only needs the Grade 2 clock skill of counting by 5s to a number and adding the extra ticks!

Variant 10 hard

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?

Your answer (check it yourself)

Show solution

1 · Understandwhat's really being asked

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.

Givens

The minute hand points 3 small tick marks past the number 9.
The hour hand is between the 8 and the 9.

Unknowns

The time the clock shows, written as hours:minutes.

Constraints

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.

2 · Planchoose the strategy

#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.

3 · Execute3 carry out the plan

1Read the hour from the short hand

#1 Draw a Diagram 2.MD.C.7

The hour hand sits between the 8 and the 9. The clock has not yet reached 9 o'clock, so we are still in the 8 o'clock hour. The hour is 8.

A Grade 2 reader knows that until the hour hand reaches the next number, the hour stays at the smaller number.

2Read the minutes from the long hand

#5 Look for a Pattern 2.MD.C.7

Each big number is 5 minutes apart. Counting by 5s from the 12 to the 9 gives the 45-minute mark. Then add the 3 small tick marks (3 more minutes): 45 + 3 = 48 minutes.

9 \times 5 = 45,\quad 45 + 3 = 48

Skip-counting by 5 to each number, then counting single ticks, is exactly how Grade 2 students read minutes.

3Combine the hour and minutes

#1 Draw a Diagram 2.MD.C.7

The hour is 8 and the minutes are 48, so the clock shows 8:48.

Putting the two hand readings together gives the full time.

Answer: 8:48

4 · Reviewdoes it hold up?

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.

Another way: 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.

Standardsmin grade 2

2.MD.C.7 Tell 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.

💡Takeaway. This only needs the Grade 2 clock skill of counting by 5s to a number and adding the extra ticks!

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