Given:
When we should stop counting by 5 s and start counting by 1s when telling time to the nearest minute.
Explanation:
In a clock, there are 12 numbers and 60 divisions on the face of a clock. So, we have,
1 hour = 60 minutes
The number of minutes between two consecutive numbers is 5 minutes (or divisions).
Example:
So, if the clock shows, the hour hand is in 2 and the minute hand is in 4.
Then, it means
[tex]2:20\text{ \lbrack Since, 4 represents 4}\times5divisions=20\text{ divisions \lparen or\rparen minutes\rbrack}[/tex]Another example is,
So, if the clock shows, the hour hand is in 4 and the minute hand is in 8th division.
Then, it means
[tex]4:08\left\lbrack Since\text{ \lparen1}\times5=5\right)+3\text{ minutes\rbrack}[/tex]We should stop counting by 5s at 1 then we start counting by 1s to reach the shown division (i.e. 3rd division after 5 divisions).
