kingpepe8006@sh.itjust.works to Lemmy Shitpost@lemmy.world · 7 months agoOk smartasssh.itjust.worksimagemessage-square35linkfedilinkarrow-up1440arrow-down174
arrow-up1366arrow-down1imageOk smartasssh.itjust.workskingpepe8006@sh.itjust.works to Lemmy Shitpost@lemmy.world · 7 months agomessage-square35linkfedilink
minus-squarewieson@feddit.orglinkfedilinkarrow-up2·7 months 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-up3·7 months 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.