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Telling Time to the Minute — Easy Worksheet 1
Grade 3 · MathSheets Name: ____________________ Date: __________
Write each time like 3:47.
How to solve
The short hand shows the hour: use the last number it has passed. For the minutes, count by 5s for each number the long hand has passed, then count on by 1s for each small mark. Write the time as hour:minutes, like 3:47.
Example
What time does the clock show?
Answer: 11:45
Not quite. The answer is
💡 The short hand has passed the 12, so the hour is 12. The long hand is on the 11. Count by 5s: 5, 10, 15, 20, 25, 30, 35, 40, 45, 50, 55. So it is 12:55.
✓ Correct!
Not quite. The answer is
💡 The short hand has passed the 12, so the hour is 12. The long hand is on the 11. Count by 5s: 5, 10, 15, 20, 25, 30, 35, 40, 45, 50, 55. So it is 12:55.
💡 How to solve: Telling Time to the Minute
The short hand shows the hour: use the last number it has passed. For the minutes, count by 5s for each number the long hand has passed, then count on by 1s for each small mark. Write the time as hour:minutes, like 3:47.
Try a similar one
What time does the clock show?
✓ You've got it! Press Next to keep going. Not yet — the answer is . Read the steps above once more.
Not quite. The answer is
💡 The short hand has passed the 5, so the hour is 5. The long hand is on the 3. Count by 5s: 5, 10, 15. So it is 5:15.
✓ Correct!
Not quite. The answer is
💡 The short hand has passed the 5, so the hour is 5. The long hand is on the 3. Count by 5s: 5, 10, 15. So it is 5:15.
💡 How to solve: Telling Time to the Minute
The short hand shows the hour: use the last number it has passed. For the minutes, count by 5s for each number the long hand has passed, then count on by 1s for each small mark. Write the time as hour:minutes, like 3:47.
Try a similar one
What time does the clock show?
✓ You've got it! Press Next to keep going. Not yet — the answer is . Read the steps above once more.
Not quite. The answer is
💡 The short hand has passed the 4, so the hour is 4. The long hand is on the 4. Count by 5s: 5, 10, 15, 20. So it is 4:20.
✓ Correct!
Not quite. The answer is
💡 The short hand has passed the 4, so the hour is 4. The long hand is on the 4. Count by 5s: 5, 10, 15, 20. So it is 4:20.
💡 How to solve: Telling Time to the Minute
The short hand shows the hour: use the last number it has passed. For the minutes, count by 5s for each number the long hand has passed, then count on by 1s for each small mark. Write the time as hour:minutes, like 3:47.
Try a similar one
What time does the clock show?
✓ You've got it! Press Next to keep going. Not yet — the answer is . Read the steps above once more.
Not quite. The answer is
💡 The hour is 5. 35 minutes after it is written with 2 digits after the colon: 5:35.
✓ Correct!
Not quite. The answer is
💡 The hour is 5. 35 minutes after it is written with 2 digits after the colon: 5:35.
💡 How to solve: Telling Time to the Minute
The short hand shows the hour: use the last number it has passed. For the minutes, count by 5s for each number the long hand has passed, then count on by 1s for each small mark. Write the time as hour:minutes, like 3:47.
Try a similar one
What time does the clock show?
✓ You've got it! Press Next to keep going. Not yet — the answer is . Read the steps above once more.
Not quite. The answer is
💡 The short hand has passed the 3, so the hour is 3. The long hand is on the 11. Count by 5s: 5, 10, 15, 20, 25, 30, 35, 40, 45, 50, 55. So it is 3:55.
✓ Correct!
Not quite. The answer is
💡 The short hand has passed the 3, so the hour is 3. The long hand is on the 11. Count by 5s: 5, 10, 15, 20, 25, 30, 35, 40, 45, 50, 55. So it is 3:55.
💡 How to solve: Telling Time to the Minute
The short hand shows the hour: use the last number it has passed. For the minutes, count by 5s for each number the long hand has passed, then count on by 1s for each small mark. Write the time as hour:minutes, like 3:47.
Try a similar one
What time does the clock show?
✓ You've got it! Press Next to keep going. Not yet — the answer is . Read the steps above once more.
Not quite. The answer is
💡 The short hand has passed the 9, so the hour is 9. The long hand is on the 8. Count by 5s: 5, 10, 15, 20, 25, 30, 35, 40. So it is 9:40.
✓ Correct!
Not quite. The answer is
💡 The short hand has passed the 9, so the hour is 9. The long hand is on the 8. Count by 5s: 5, 10, 15, 20, 25, 30, 35, 40. So it is 9:40.
💡 How to solve: Telling Time to the Minute
The short hand shows the hour: use the last number it has passed. For the minutes, count by 5s for each number the long hand has passed, then count on by 1s for each small mark. Write the time as hour:minutes, like 3:47.
Try a similar one
What time does the clock show?
✓ You've got it! Press Next to keep going. Not yet — the answer is . Read the steps above once more.
Not quite. The answer is
💡 The hour is 5. 42 minutes after it is written with 2 digits after the colon: 5:42.
✓ Correct!
Not quite. The answer is
💡 The hour is 5. 42 minutes after it is written with 2 digits after the colon: 5:42.
💡 How to solve: Telling Time to the Minute
The short hand shows the hour: use the last number it has passed. For the minutes, count by 5s for each number the long hand has passed, then count on by 1s for each small mark. Write the time as hour:minutes, like 3:47.
Try a similar one
What time does the clock show?
✓ You've got it! Press Next to keep going. Not yet — the answer is . Read the steps above once more.
Not quite. The answer is
💡 The short hand has passed the 11, so the hour is 11. The long hand is on the 1. Count by 5s: 5. So it is 11:05.
✓ Correct!
Not quite. The answer is
💡 The short hand has passed the 11, so the hour is 11. The long hand is on the 1. Count by 5s: 5. So it is 11:05.
💡 How to solve: Telling Time to the Minute
The short hand shows the hour: use the last number it has passed. For the minutes, count by 5s for each number the long hand has passed, then count on by 1s for each small mark. Write the time as hour:minutes, like 3:47.
Try a similar one
What time does the clock show?
✓ You've got it! Press Next to keep going. Not yet — the answer is . Read the steps above once more.
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Telling Time to the Minute — Easy Worksheet 1
Write each time like 3:47.