What military time represents 3 PM?

In the 24-hour clock format, which is commonly referred to as military time, the day begins at midnight, represented as 0000 hours. As the day progresses, each hour is represented by adding 1 to the previous hour.

For 3 PM in a 12-hour clock format, you would convert it to military time by adding 12 hours to the PM time. Therefore:

• For 1 PM, it is 1300 hours,

• For 2 PM, it is 1400 hours,

• For 3 PM, it becomes 1500 hours.

This conversion method illustrates that the correct representation of 3 PM in military time is indeed 1500 hours. The other choices represent different times within the 24-hour clock format: 1505 shows 5 minutes past 3 PM, 1300 corresponds to 1 PM, and 1600 represents 4 PM. Understanding this conversion is essential for accurately interpreting time in contexts that use military time.