Tell The Time in Five Minute Intervals

Here is a clock.

Count the minutes in 5s as you go around until you reach the long blue hand.

The long blue hand is pointing to the 4, which is 4 × 5 = 20 minutes, so the time will be 20 past something.

The short red hand is pointing between the 10 and the 11, so the time is:

20 past 10 because it is 20 minutes past 10 o'clock. or 10:20

Here is another clock.

Count the minutes in 5s as you go around until you reach the long blue hand.

The long blue hand is pointing to the 7, which is 7 × 5 = 35 minutes, so the time will be 35 minutes past something or 25 minutes to something.

The short red hand is pointing between the 2 and the 3, so the time is:

25 to 3 because there are 25 minutes until 3 o'clock or 2:35

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