Why not? It separates hours from minutes. Would you prefer asterisks or what?
On a digital clock, seventeen minutes would be displayed as 17:00. The first two digits represent the hours, which would be 17 in this case. The colon separates the hours from the minutes. Since the minutes are 17, they would be displayed as 17 after the colon.
Oh, isn't that just a happy little moment to visualize? On a digital clock, twenty-five to five is shown as 4:35. Just imagine those numbers coming together on the screen like a beautiful painting, creating a peaceful and harmonious scene for you to enjoy.
A 24 hour clock depicts the hour of the day followed by the number of minutes past that hour in the format hh:mm Twenty to four would be displayed in one of two ways depending on whether it is AM or PM for AM it would be 03:40 for PM it would be 15:40
Well, sweetheart, twenty minutes before 1pm on a digital clock is shown as 12:40. It's not rocket science, just basic math and common sense. So next time you're running late, just glance at the clock and do the math - it's not that hard, darling.
Why not? It separates hours from minutes. Would you prefer asterisks or what?
Analog, as opposed to digital.
On a digital clock, seventeen minutes would be displayed as 17:00. The first two digits represent the hours, which would be 17 in this case. The colon separates the hours from the minutes. Since the minutes are 17, they would be displayed as 17 after the colon.
Oh, isn't that just a happy little moment to visualize? On a digital clock, twenty-five to five is shown as 4:35. Just imagine those numbers coming together on the screen like a beautiful painting, creating a peaceful and harmonious scene for you to enjoy.
465 minutes is 7 hours 45 minutes so the time would show 9:45pm
That's the way time is written in some parts of the world.
A colon (:) typically separates the hours and minutes in a time notation.
a colon
12 hours,
A 24 hour clock depicts the hour of the day followed by the number of minutes past that hour in the format hh:mm Twenty to four would be displayed in one of two ways depending on whether it is AM or PM for AM it would be 03:40 for PM it would be 15:40
Doc Clock
At 3 hours 45 minutes there is not an acute angle between the hands of the clock (unless you extend the hands backwards).