Digital Clocks
Overview
A clock helps us to know what time it is. Clocks use numbers and hands. A clock has a big hand and a little hand. These are called analog clocks.
Another type of clock is a digital clock. With a digital clock, you can simply read the numbers.
Look at the clock below:
The time on the clock read 8 : 30.
Reading a digital clock is simple!
The number before the dots tells the hour.
The numbers after the dots tells the minutes.
Let’s take a look at some other clock examples.
What is the time?
2 : 45
Let’s look at another example:
What is the time?
9 : 20
What is the time?
10 : 30
What is the time?
7 : 15
As you can see, reading a digital clock is much easier than telling time on an analog clock. Try these practice questions below on telling the time on a digital clock.
Practice Question 1
What is the time?
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