If you mean an expession such as "quarter of six," it means a quarter of an hour before six o'clock, or in other words, 5:45.
A quarter of an hour is 15 minutes (1/4 of 60, the number of minutes in an hour). Two quarter-hours make half an hour.
A quarter to 1 refers to the time that is 15 minutes before 1:00. In other words, it is 12:45. The phrase "quarter" indicates that it is a quarter of an hour (15 minutes) away from the next hour.
The phrase, "It's a quarter after 1" means it's 1: 15.1:15 Since a quarter is a quarter (1/4th) of an hour-or 15 mins.
Quarter to means 15 minutes before the hour; e.g. 5:45 Quarter past means 15 minutes after the hour; e.g. 16:15
"Quarter past 11" means that it is 11:15. This phrase indicates that 15 minutes have elapsed since 11 o'clock. In a 12-hour clock format, it represents the time shortly after 11:00.
There are 15 minutes in a quarter of an hour
A quarter to 1 refers to the time that is 15 minutes before 1:00. In other words, it is 12:45. The phrase "quarter" indicates that it is a quarter of an hour (15 minutes) away from the next hour.
The phrase, "It's a quarter after 1" means it's 1: 15.1:15 Since a quarter is a quarter (1/4th) of an hour-or 15 mins.
a quarter ans. 2 A quarter to (the hour).
Quarter to means 15 minutes before the hour; e.g. 5:45 Quarter past means 15 minutes after the hour; e.g. 16:15
From a quarter to the hour to a quarter past the hour, it is the hour, whilefrom a quarter past the hour to a quarter to the hour, it is the half hour.
If you mean quarter of an hour, ie one fourth, it's 15 minutes.
15 minutes (a quarter of an hour)In decimal .25 is one quarter. A quarter of an hour is 15 minutes. So in 3.25 hours, the .25 means 15 minutes.
It means "and a quarter" as in 15-minutes after the hour.
a quarter of an hour is 15 minutes
There are 15 minutes in a quarter of an hour
Quarter 6 means for example... 4:30. the 6 in a clock is 30 minutes into an hour. So yeah
"Quarter to 4" means it is 15 minutes before 4 o'clock, or 3:45. In this context, "quarter" refers to a quarter of an hour, which is 15 minutes. Therefore, when someone says "quarter to 4," they are indicating the time just before the hour of 4.