Calculate minutes into hours.
Understand the Problem
The question is asking to convert a certain number of minutes into hours. This involves dividing the number of minutes by 60 to determine how many full hours are represented by that amount of time.
Answer
Divide the number of minutes by 60
Answer for screen readers
To convert minutes into hours, divide the number of minutes by 60.
Steps to Solve
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Identify the total number of minutes to convert
Determine the total number of minutes you need to convert into hours.
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Divide the number of minutes by 60
Convert minutes to hours using the formula:
$$ ext{hours} = rac{ ext{minutes}}{60} $$
This gives you the number of full hours and fractional hours.
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Express the quotient as hours and remainder as minutes
The quotient of the division will be the number of full hours and the remainder will be the remaining minutes.
To convert minutes into hours, divide the number of minutes by 60.
More Information
Since there are 60 minutes in an hour, dividing by 60 converts minutes into the correct number of hours.
Tips
A common mistake is to forget that the remainder from the division represents leftover minutes. Another mistake is to confuse the division by 60 and multiplication by 60.
