CHAPTER 8

BASICEASUREMENTS
8.4
THE 12-HOUR AND
THE 24-HOUR
SYSTEM

LEARNING OUTCOMES
I.

II.

III.

IV.

READ AND WRITE TIMES IN

TWELVE-HOUR SYSTEM.
READ AND WRITE TIMES IN
TWENTY-FOUR-HOUR SYSTEM.
CONVERT TIME IN TWELVE-HOUR
SYSTEM TO TWENTY-FOUR HOUR
SYSTEM AND VICE-VERSA.
SOLVE PROBLEMS INVOLVING
TIME.

12 HOUR
SYSTEMS
9.00 a.m.

a.m.= ante meridiem

10.45 p
.m.

p.m. = post meridiem

BEFORE MIDDAY AFTER MIDDAY

What is the time shown on the clock

above?
It is eleven o clock.

Midnight

12.00

THE 12-HOUR SYSTEM

Morning

6.00
a.m.

12 hours

Noon

12.00

Afternoon

6.00
p.m.

12 hours

Midnight

12.00

 In the 12-hour system, time is written

using 3 or 4 digits with a dot place
between the digits to separate the hours
from the minutes.

The time starts from 12 midnight is

expressed as a.m. and the time
starts from 12 noon is expressed as
p.m.

Example
7. 2 5 a.m.
Hour Dot

Minute

Day time

It can be read as:

Seven

twenty five a.m.

Twenty

five minutes past seven a.m.

Thirty

five minutes to eight a.m.

Seven

twenty five in the morning

Exercise

1.

Use a.m. or p.m. to denote the time.

a) 4.35 in the morning
b) 8.20 at night
c) 12 midday

2.

Write the times in words.

a) 2.55 a.m.
b) 1.20 p.m.
C) 7.32 p.m.

3.

Write the time in numerals

a) Nine thirty-six in the morning
b) Four fifty-one in the afternoon
c) Twelve midnight

24

HOUR SYSTEM

FRIDAY 15 AUGUST 2008

JOHOR BAHRU (JHB) TO KUCHING (KCH)
FLIGHT

DEPARTS

ARRIVES

AK 5702

0655 (JHB)

0820 (KCH)

AK 5706

2015 (JHB)

2140 (KCH)

AK 5708

2035 (JHB)

2155 (KCH)

24-HOUR SYSTEM

Midnight
0000
12.00am

Morning

Noon

Afternoon

Midnight

0600

1200

1800

2400

6.00pm

12.00am

6.00am

12.00pm

12 midnight

12 noon

12 midnight

24 HOUR CLOCK

24-HOUR SYSTEM
The 24-hour system uses 4-digit number
to express time

08 15
Hour

Minute

CONVERTING TIME FROM THE 12-HOUR SYSTEM

INTO THE 24-HOUR SYSTEM

Time before 12 p.m. (noon)

Time In 12 hour System

9.00a.m.

Ignore the dot

in the 12-hour system

9 . 00

Add 0 in front
To change to time in 24-hour
system

09 00

CONVERTING TIME FROM THE 12-HOUR SYSTEM

INTO THE 24-HOUR SYSTEM

Given time is before 12 p.m. (noon)

EXERCISE
Time In 12 hour System
Ignore the dot
in the 12-hour system
Add 0 in front
to change to time in 24-hour
system

5.30a.m.
5

30

05 30

Time before 12 p.m. (noon)

EXERCISE
2.34 a.m.

0234

11.05 a.m.

1105

8.45 a.m

.
0845

Time after 12.00 p.m.

(until midnight)
Time In 12 hour System

6.20p.m.

Ignore the dot

in the 12-hour system

6 . 20

Add 0 in front
To change to 4-digit number
Add 1200
Time In 24 hour System

06 20
0600

1800

1200

Time after 12.00 p.m.

E
S
I
C
(until
midnight)
R
E
X

Time In 12 hour System

9.35p.m.

Ignore the dot

in the 12-hour system

9 . 35

Add 0 in front
To change to 4-digit number
Add 1200
Time In 24 hour System

09 35
0935

2135

1200

Time After 12 p.m.

(until midnight)
EXERCISE
7.24 p.m.

1924

5.07 p.m.

1707

11.38 a.m

.
2338

Time After 12 a.m. (until midday)

EXERCISE
2.34 a.m.

0234

11.05 a.m.

1105

8.45 a.m

.
0845

CONVERTING TIME FROM THE 24-HOUR

SYSTEM INTO THE 12-HOUR SYSTEM
Time before 12 p.m. (noon)
Time In 24 hour System

0830

Place a dot between hours

digits and minutes digits .
Remove digit 0 in front of
the time in 24-hour system

0 8 . 30

Add a.m. behind to change

to time in 12-hour system

8 . 30 a.m.

CONVERTING TIME FROM THE 24-HOUR SYSTEM

INTO THE 12-HOUR SYSTEM

Time after 12 p.m. (until midnight)

2145

Time In 24 hour System

Minus 1200

2145 1200 = 0945

Place a dot between the hours

digits and the minutes digits.
Remove digit 0 in front and place
the p.m. behind to change
to time in 12-hour system.

0 9

45 p.m.

EXERCISE
1.

Change each of the following to the

12-hour system.
1.

0640 =

2.

0930 =

3.

1530 =

4.

1950 =

5.

2035 =

6.

2345 =

The conversion of time

12-Hour system
12.00 a.m. (Midnight)
1.00
2.00
3.00
4.00
5.00
6.00
7.00
8.00

a.m.
a.m.
a.m.
a.m.
a.m.
a.m.
a.m.
a.m.

24-Hour system
0000 or 2400
0100
0200
0300
0400
0500
0600
0700
0800

The Conversion of Time

12-Hour system
9.00 a.m.
10.00 a.m.
11.00 a.m.
12.00 p.m.
1.00 p.m.
2.00 p.m.
3.00 p.m.
4.00 p.m.
5.00 p.m.

24-Hour system
0900
1000
1100
1200
1300
1400
1500
1600
1700

The conversion of time

12-Hour system
6.00 p.m.
7.00 p.m.
8.00 p.m.
9.00 p.m.
10.00 p.m.
11.00 p.m.
12.00 p.m.

24-Hour system
1800
1900
2000
2100
2200
2300
2400

Activity

http://www.bbc.co.uk/skillswise/num

bers/measuring/time/timesanddates/
game.shtml

INTERVAL BETWEEN TWO

TIMES
SAME

8.15 a.m. to 4.35 p.m.

3 hour 45 min

8.15 a.m.

4 hour 25 min

12.00 p.m.
Hour

DAY !

4.35 p.m.
Min
+

20

INTERVAL BETWEEN TWO

TIMES
SAME
8.15 a.m. to 4.35 p.m.

DAY !

12 hour system

24 hour system

4.35 p.m.

1635

8.15 a.m.

0815
0820

INTERVAL BETWEEN TWO

TIMES
SAME

10.25 a.m. to 2.40 p.m.

DAY !

12 hour system

24 hour system

2.40 p.m.

1440

10.25 a.m.

1025
0425

The interval time is 4 hours 25 minutes

INTERVAL BETWEEN TWO

TIMES
11.10 a.m. to 8.05 a.m.
12 hour system
11.10
8.05

NEXT
DAY !

24 hour system
2400
1110
1250
0805
+
2055

INTERVAL BETWEEN TWO

TIMES
6.45 a.m. to 9.20 a.m.
12 hour system
6.25
9.20

NEXT
DAY !

24 hour system
2400
0625
1735
0920
+
2655

EXAMPLES
The flight from Kuala Lumpur to Kota
Bharu usually takes 50 minutes. If a
flight is scheduled to depart at 0745 is
delayed by 35 minutes, at what time will
the plane arrive at Kota Bharu?

0745 + 0050 = 0835

07 45
+ 00 50
08 35

The plane will arrive at 08 35.

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