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The Clock has both a big hand and a small hand. The big hand is the longer one and it shows you how many minutes. The small hand is the shorter one and it shows you what hour of the day it is.

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What do it mean when the small hand on a clock is on 2 andthe big hand is on 11?

The big hand tells you how many minutes. If the big hand is on 11, you multiply it by 5. 11x5 is 55. If the small hand is near the 2, then that means it is 1:55 or 5 minutes to 2. Notice that the small hand is before the 2 and not on it.


What is 5 o clock big hand?

The 5 o'clock big hand on a clock would point directly at the number 12.


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The clock is broken. If the big hand is on the six (half past the hour) the small hand would be between two numbers.


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It is 5 o'clock when the big hand points to 12 and the small hand points to 5.


What is quarter to 2 o clock?

will be 1.45 in digital time. On a clock, the small hand will be between 1 and 2 but closer to 2 and the big hand will be on the 9


If the big hand on an antique clock is pointing down and the small hand is three fourths of the way clockwise starting at twelve what time does the clock say?

9:30


What is the big hand when its 545?

When it is 5:45 on a digital clock, the big hand of an analog clock would be on the number 9.


What time is it on a clock when the big hand is facing the 11 and the little hand faces the 4?

On a clock when the big hand is facing the 11 and the little hand faces the 4, the time is 3:55.


Which hands are big hands and little hands on a clock?

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What time is it on a clock when the big hand is facing the 12 and the little hand faces the 5?

5 o' clock


What time is it on a clock when the big hand is facing the 6 and the little hand faces the 5?

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