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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.
On a digital clock, twenty-five to five is shown as 4:35. The hour hand points to the 4, representing 4 o'clock, while the minute hand is on the 7th minute mark, indicating 35 minutes. The colon between the hour and minute digits separates the hours and minutes on a digital clock display.
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.