What military time represents 4:00 PM?

The representation of military time uses a 24-hour clock system, where the hours are counted from 0 to 23. For any time after noon, you simply add 12 to the hour in standard time to convert it to military time.

In the case of 4:00 PM, you start with the standard time hour of 4 and then add 12, resulting in 16. Therefore, 4:00 PM is represented as 1600 in military time. This transition helps avoid confusion between AM and PM by using a single representation for each time of day.

The other choices represent different times: 1630 is 4:30 PM, 1700 is 5:00 PM, and 1730 is 5:30 PM. Thus, only 1600 accurately captures the original time of 4:00 PM in military format.