Both are accepted, but "a quarter after" is preferred in formal writing.
The "quarter" in this case refers to a quarter hour, so that's a quarter hour (or 15 minutes) after 8.
A Quarter is 1/4th SO ... a quarter of an 8 hr day would be 8/4 or 2 hr
A quarter of 32 is 8.
3/8 + 2/8 = 5/8 (a quarter = 2/8)
A semi-quarter is ½ of ¼. Then, a semi-quarter is 1/8. The expression is then: ¼ + 1/8 Determine the LCD of the expression, which is 8. Then: ¼ * 2/2 + 1/8 = 2/8 + 1/8 = (2 + 1)/8 = 3/8
8 and one quarter add 8 and a half = 16
Both are accepted, but "a quarter after" is preferred in formal writing.
The "quarter" in this case refers to a quarter hour, so that's a quarter hour (or 15 minutes) after 8.
A quarter of 32 = 32/4 = 8
A Quarter is 1/4th SO ... a quarter of an 8 hr day would be 8/4 or 2 hr
A quarter of 32 is 8.
3/8 + 2/8 = 5/8 (a quarter = 2/8)
Quarter to nine is 8:45.
8 and one quarter. 8.25.
8:15
half past 8 = 8:30 quarter to 9 = 8:45 I hope that helps answer your question.