Question

Your father is back from office at 17:30.Convert the time into 12 hour format.

Answer 1

Given data

Time in 24-hour format $=$17:30

Finding the time in 12-hour format

1. If the given 24-hour format time is greater than 12:00,then subtract 12:00 from the 24-hour format time to get 12 hour format time.
2. If the given 24-hour format timee is less than 12:00,then subtract 00:00 from the 24-hour format time to get 12 hour format time.

So,the time in 12-hour format is $17:30-12:00=5:30\text{PM}$

Thus, the time in 12-hour format is 5:30 PM.