There are 93 such events.
'Twenty to five' . Means 'twenty minutes before five o'clock'. Or ' Forty minutes past four o'clock'. On the analogue clock the minute ( large) finger will be pointing at '8' or 'VIII'. The hour (smaller) finger will be pointing between four and five. On the digital clock it will be '0440' (morning) or '1640' (afternoon). NB The phrase 'o'clock' is an historical corruption for 'of the clock'.
It is time to get the hands on the clock realigned!If the little hand is at "3 minutes to 6" then that suggests a time between 5:00 and 5:30 - around 5:24. At that time, the big hand cannot be on 8.
14:52
8:35
Ten minutes to nine in a digital clock would be displayed as 8:50. This is because each hour on a digital clock is divided into 60 minutes, with each minute represented by a number from 00 to 59. So, when it is ten minutes before 9:00, the minute hand would be pointing at the 10th minute mark, which is 50 minutes past the hour.
7:54.
7:40
it is 7:45
There are 93 such events.
'Twenty to five' . Means 'twenty minutes before five o'clock'. Or ' Forty minutes past four o'clock'. On the analogue clock the minute ( large) finger will be pointing at '8' or 'VIII'. The hour (smaller) finger will be pointing between four and five. On the digital clock it will be '0440' (morning) or '1640' (afternoon). NB The phrase 'o'clock' is an historical corruption for 'of the clock'.
Well, if you look at a digital clock, you'll see the numbers counting the hours from 1 to 12. So, twenty minutes to 1pm would be displayed as 12:40 on a digital clock. Just imagine the big hand pointing at the 8 and the small hand pointing at the 12, like two friends meeting before lunch to enjoy the beauty of the day.
Usually people say 5 to 8 - not 5 to 8 o'clock and NOT 5 of 8 o'clock. More common is digital format e.g 7:50
It is time to get the hands on the clock realigned!If the little hand is at "3 minutes to 6" then that suggests a time between 5:00 and 5:30 - around 5:24. At that time, the big hand cannot be on 8.
14:52
8:35
6 hours and 8 minutes or 6 hors and 8/60= 6 and 2/15