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124 Arrow-Puffin-2_Semester-2 MathsINTRODUCTION TO TIMEThe clock tells us the exact time. This is the picture of a clock.The face of the clock has 12 numbers and 2 hands.The long hand shows the minutes.The short hand shows the hours.One day has 24 hours.So the short hand takes 2 full rounds in a day.There are 60 minutes in 1 hour.There are 5 markings between each number.1 marking stands for 1 minute.The minute hand moves faster than the hour hand.The minute hand takes 1 hour to move around the clock once.The hour hand takes 12 hours to move around the clock once.hour handminute handhoursminutesTime - Half pastLook at the clock. The minute hand is on 6, the time shows half hour or 30 minutes.The hour hand is between 1 and 2.So, the time is one thirty or half past one. It can also be written as 1:30. Let's Understand Conceptual Understandinghalf past