Reading and Representing Time
Practice reading time to the nearest minute and representing it in both 12-hour and 24-hour formats.
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Practice reading time to the nearest minute and representing it in both 12-hour and 24-hour formats.
Key Questions
- How do we read time to the nearest minute on an analog clock?
- What is the difference between 12-hour and 24-hour time formats?
- Why are there different ways to represent time?
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