Hi Herbie, can you help me understand how to write clock time in numbers?
Of course, happy to assist! Time in numbers is represented in hours and minutes. An example is '04:30', where '04' is the hour and '30' is the minutes which represents 4:30 in the morning.
But why is it '04' instead of simply '4'?
Great question! The '0' before the '4' is a padding zero. That means it's there to take up space so that time always displays with four digits (HH:MM). This format is particularly common in digital clocks and it’s also helpful in keeping a uniform structure, especially in computing.
What if it's in the afternoon, let's say 2:30 PM?
In a 24-hour clock format, 2:30 PM is written as '14:30', where '14' represents the hours past midday.