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Imagine slicing a round pizza straight down the middle to share with your best friend.
A round clock face can be split right in half the exact same way!
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Where does the big hand land when it travels halfway around the clock?
The Halfway Mark
The long hand is called the minute hand.
When the minute hand points straight down at the number 6, exactly half of the hour has passed.
That is why we say the time is half past the hour!
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What happens to the short hour hand while the minute hand points down at 6?
Reading the Whole Clock
The short hand is the hour hand, and it moves slowly between numbers.
If the long hand points at 6 and the short hand is halfway between 4 and 5, it is half past 4.