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Quarter To

Quick Tip
In the hour:minute format, the hour hand is When we divide a clock

read by the bigger marking the hand has crossed. into 4 parts, each part is a
However, in the quarter to format, the hour hand quarter. Quarter to is used
for the fourth quarter.
is read by the bigger marking the hand is about 12
to reach. 9 10 11 1 2 3

If the minute hand is at 9, it shows 45 minutes. It 8 7 6 5 4
is called quarter to.

In the given clock, the minute hand is at 9.
So, it is 9 × 5 = 45 minutes. 11 12 1

The hour hand has crossed 1 and is about to reach 2. 10 2
9 3
The time is 1:45 or quarter to 2 . 8 5 4
7
6
hour minutes
Look at another example.

The minute hand is at 9.
12
11 1 The hour hand has crossed 4 and is about to reach 5.
10 2
9 3 The time is 4:45 or quarter to 5 .

8 4
7 5 hours minutes
6

5 Write the time shown by the clocks.

(a) (b) (c)
12 12 12
11 1 11 1 11 1
10 2 10 2 10 2
9 3 9 3 9 3
8 4 8 4 8 4
7 5 7 5 7 5
6 6 6

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