Ten past ten on a clock face has the hands balanced symmetrically on either side of the 12. Other times would also do this: quarter-past nine, for example, or twenty past eight. But ten ten looks best for display.
A quarter of ten, as it relates to time, is 9:45 A quarter of ten, as it relates to algebra, is 2.5
10:15
0 hours, 45 minutes
Ten to nine on a clock means it is ten minutes until it is nine o'clock. Half past ten means it is 10:30, or a half an hour past ten. Quarter past nine/quarter to 9 means it is 9:15/8:45, or 15 minutes after/before nine.
Ten past ten on a clock face has the hands balanced symmetrically on either side of the 12. Other times would also do this: quarter-past nine, for example, or twenty past eight. But ten ten looks best for display.
A quarter of ten, as it relates to time, is 9:45 A quarter of ten, as it relates to algebra, is 2.5
10:15
10:15
0 hours, 45 minutes
Ten to nine on a clock means it is ten minutes until it is nine o'clock. Half past ten means it is 10:30, or a half an hour past ten. Quarter past nine/quarter to 9 means it is 9:15/8:45, or 15 minutes after/before nine.
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Literally, 9:45 is nine forty five; it could also be described as a quarter to ten.
Dime time
Time on a clock with 10 fingers in the drawing or figure might represent the phrase "Time on your hands".
means ten minutes till ten o clock, which is 9:50
Quarter to 10.