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The hands at half past

★★★Not the suggested order

At half past, the long hand points to 6 and the short hand is between two numbers.

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Example

Which number does the long hand point to?

Answer: 6

Steps in this unit · Hours and minutes

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← Hours later Read half past →

Hours and minutes · Measurement

Read half and quarter hours, and tell the time one hour later.

At half past, the long hand points to 6 and the short hand is between two numbers.

This is step 4 of unit 35, “Hours and minutes”, in Stage 2: Numbers to 100, carrying and borrowing (ages 7–8). A round has 10 problems; 90% or better earns three stars. Everything is free with no sign-up, and your stars and XP are saved on this device.