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24-Hour Time

Read 14:30 as 2:30 pm — convert to and from am/pm with the +12 / −12 rule

Change the hour (0–23) and minute with − and +, then read both clocks.

Hour (0–23)

14

Minute

30

24-hour

14:30

12-hour

2:30 pm

Evening (pm): subtract 12 from the 24-hour hour to get the 12-hour hour.