kingpepe8006@sh.itjust.works to Lemmy Shitpost@lemmy.world · 1 month agoOk smartasssh.itjust.worksimagemessage-square38fedilinkarrow-up1450arrow-down177
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minus-squarewieson@feddit.orglinkfedilinkarrow-up0arrow-down1·30 days agoThe tenth hour of the day goes from 9:00 to 10:00. So quarter of ten is 9:15. I don’t know how one would explain the other possibilities, but this is the correct answer. Imagine it as a glass of water that gets filled for each hour. Once it is full, the hour has been reached.
minus-squarechiliedogg@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·30 days agoExcept it’s not. The actual answer is 9:45. It’s a stupid way of describing time.
The tenth hour of the day goes from 9:00 to 10:00.
So quarter of ten is 9:15. I don’t know how one would explain the other possibilities, but this is the correct answer.
Imagine it as a glass of water that gets filled for each hour. Once it is full, the hour has been reached.
Except it’s not. The actual answer is 9:45. It’s a stupid way of describing time.