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The planet Earth is 24,000 miles around (circumference) and spins at 1,000 miles per hour, so a day is 24 hours long (24,000 miles divided by 1,000miles/hour = 24 hours). Since roughly half of that time is daytime, we have our clocks with 12 hour faces. There are plenty of clocks with 24 hour faces, but most still have twelve, correctly assuming that people will be smart enough to tell daytime from nightime.
Navy and submarine clocks have two numbers rings on one face - the outer ring of numbers (1-12) is for AM, and the inner ring (13-24) is for PM.
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How many numbers are on a clock?
There are 12 numbers on a dial of a clock. EXPLANATION : 1. The face of a clock that displays the hours and minutes of the day is called the dial.
How do you find equivalent numbers on a 12 hour clock when it is a negative number?
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Which numbers on the clock face are composite numbers?
Composite numbers are numbers that have more than two factors, meaning they can be divided by numbers other than 1 and themselves. On a clock face, the numbers that are composite are 4, 6, 8, 9, and 12. These numbers can be divided by numbers other than 1 and themselves, such as 2, 3, and 4.
What is the odd number out on a clock face?
Oh, dude, the odd number out on a clock face is the number 11. Like, you've got all those even numbers chillin' around the clock, and then there's 11, just being all odd and stuff. It's like the rebel of the clock face, standing out from the crowd.
What are the properties for all numbers on the 12-hour clock?
They are positive integers that are less than 13.
