7:49 as shown on the clock display or "49 minutes past 7 o'clock" ==============
35 minutes before 8
Suppose it is x minutes before 8 o'clock. Then it is 60-x minutes after 7 o'clock. This is also 3x minutes after 7 o'clock. So 60 - x = 3x so that 4x = 60 and so x = 15. So the time is 7:45.
7:45
It could mean the time of 35 minutes past 7 o'clock.It could mean the time of 35 minutes past 7 o'clock.It could mean the time of 35 minutes past 7 o'clock.It could mean the time of 35 minutes past 7 o'clock.
7:45
25 minutes before 8 o'clock is 7:35.
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7:49 as shown on the clock display or "49 minutes past 7 o'clock" ==============
35 minutes before 8
7:45
25 minutes before 8 o'clock is 7:35.
It is 32 minutes to 8, or 7:28
Suppose it is x minutes before 8 o'clock. Then it is 60-x minutes after 7 o'clock. This is also 3x minutes after 7 o'clock. So 60 - x = 3x so that 4x = 60 and so x = 15. So the time is 7:45.
That would be 7:45, or a quarter to eight.
It could mean the time of 35 minutes past 7 o'clock.It could mean the time of 35 minutes past 7 o'clock.It could mean the time of 35 minutes past 7 o'clock.It could mean the time of 35 minutes past 7 o'clock.
Well, isn't that just a happy little question! If it's 8 o'clock on the clock, then fifteen minutes before that would be 7:45. Just imagine all the beautiful things you can do with that extra time before the top of the hour!