AC9M5M03Year 5MeasurementPractised on site

AC9M5M03 — Year 5 Measurement

Official Curriculum Content Description:

compare 12- and 24-hour time systems and solve practical problems involving the conversion between them

Worked Examples (1)

Example 112-Hour and 24-Hour Time Conversions

Convert

1:00 am

into

24

-hour time.

Common mistake: Adding 12 hours to an am time.

Correct Answer:01:00

Worked Solution:

1. For morning times (am) between

1\text{ am}

and

11\text{ am}

, the hour stays the same, written with a leading zero if needed:

01

. 2. Therefore,

1:00 am

converts to

01:00

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