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, if you look at a digital clock, you'll see the numbers counting the hours from 1 to 12. So, twenty minutes to 1pm would be displayed as 12:40 on a digital clock. Just imagine the big hand pointing at the 8 and the small hand pointing at the 12, like two friends meeting before lunch to enjoy the beauty of the day.
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.
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.
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
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At 3 hours 45 minutes there is not an acute angle between the hands of the clock (unless you extend the hands backwards).