What time is it? A common way to say the time is 8:45.

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Title:	What time is it? A common way to say the time is 8:45.
Answer:	It is a quarter to nine

Hints:	1. This phrase works for any time that ends in 45 minutes 2. One word is also an American coin 3. The last word is a number

Equivalents:	1. 15 to 9

Explanation:	One hour on the clock is 60 minutes. If you divide 60 by 4 (which also means to 'quarter' the hour), then you get 15 minutes. These 15 minutes equal one quarter of an hour. So a 'quarter to nine' means there are 15 minutes until 9:00. So the time is 8:45.
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Average Rating		4.2
# of votes		14
# of Garbage Votes		1
# of Garbage Votes by native speakers		0

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Guest

Rating: 5

September 30, 2011

Instead of "It is a quarter to nine", in Russian we say "Без четверти девять"

Silvia B.

Rating: 3

August 2, 2011

Instead of "It is a quarter to nine", in Spanish we say "un cuarto para las nueve"

Satoshi

Rating: 5

May 12, 2011

Time expression is hard for me.
'to', 'past', 'quarter', 'half'...
I always say exact time without saying words above.
Instead of "It is a quarter to nine", in Japanese we say "Hachiji yonju gofun desu. ８時４５分です。"

Francisco O.

Rating: 5

May 2, 2011

Instead of "It is a quarter to nine", in Spanish we say "Es cuarto para las nueve."

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