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Telling Time
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There are 3 main units to tell the time in a clock.
- 1. Hour
- 2. Minute
- 3. Second
- Conversion
1 hour = 60 minutes = 3600 seconds
1 minute = 60 seconds
- 1. Hour
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Definition:
Telling the time is the ability to read from a clock or timekeeping instrument the time of day
or night in units of hours, minutes and seconds. -
Types of problems in this topic
- Type 1: Read the time in clocks
- In this question, you need look at the clock first of all
- Then you read the hour, the minute and the second respectively. - Type 2: Make subtractions and additions of time
- We need look at the problem and define the answer will be in hours, in seconds or in minutes.
- Next we need change the given question into the unit required in the answer.
- Then, we'll subtract or add them together according to the requirement.
- Type 1: Read the time in clocks
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