alleryWhich symbol most commonly separates hours from minutes in international time notation?
AColon
BHyphen
CSlash
DSemicolon
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: A. Colon
1. International standards write 01:23 for 1 hour 23 minutes.
2. The symbol between hours, minutes and seconds is the colon.
3. Some countries once used a dot, but standards have moved to the colon.
_Source: Wikipedia, 24-hour clock, Description_
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