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P. 3

If the clock is divided into four parts, each part is called


                                                             a ‘quarter’.







                                                      When the minute hand reaches 3, the

                                                      first quarter passes.

                                                      It is called quarter past.










                                                                                                          10: 15

                                                                                                      Quarter past 10
   Quarter to




                                               When the minute hand reaches 9,

                                                the clock completes three quarters

                                               and only one quarter is left. It is

                                               called quarter to.




                                                           1:45

                                                      Quarter to 2.
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