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Not sure how to change a time in minutes to a time in hours? Not to worry! It's easy to make this conversion task in just a few simple steps. As a general rule, dividing your number of minutes by 60 will give you the same time in hours. This is because there are exactly 60 minutes in an hour.[1]
Steps
Sample Minutes to Hours Converter
Converting Minutes to Hours
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1Start with your number of minutes. You can do this a few different ways. For example, if you're working on paper, you might write down the number of minutes and label it with the word "minutes." If you're using a calculator, just type in the number.
- As an example, let's say that we want to find out how many hours a 150 minute movie will be. In this case, we'll start by writing down 150 minutes. In the next few steps, we'll solve!
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2Multiply by "1 hour/60 minutes." Next, write (or type) a multiplication sign (×), then the fraction 1 hour/60 minutes. This fraction shows how many minutes are in an hour (60). When we multiply, we'll end up with the correct units, too (since the two "minutes") cancel out.[2]
- This is the same as dividing by 60/1, or 60. If you need help dividing and multiplying fractions, see WikiHow's help article on this topic.
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3Solve. Now you just need to do the math. The answer you get will be the number of hours you're looking for.
- In our example, 150 minutes × 1 hour/60 minutes = 2.5 hours, or 2 1/2 hours. This is the same as 150 divided by 60 or 150/60.
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4Multiply by 60 to get back to minutes. Taking an hours measurement and multiplying it by 60 will get you minutes again. Technically, you're multiplying by 60 minutes/1 hour so that the two "hours" cancel properly.
- In our example, multiplying 2.5 hours × 60 minutes/1 hour = 150 minutes — exactly what we started with.
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5If your measurement is in hours and minutes, just deal with the minutes. Sometimes, time measurements are given like this: x hours y minutes. In this case, you can just convert the "y minutes" portion to hours, then add it to the "x hours" portion. This gives you the total time in (just) hours.
- For example, let's say that we need to convert 3 hours and 9 minutes to just hours. To do this, all we need to do is figure out how many hours 9 minutes is, then add it to 3 hours. In other words, 9 minutes × 1 hour/60 minutes = 0.15 hours + 3 hours = 3.15 hours.
Converting to Hours and Minutes
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1Convert your minutes to hours as normal. Up until now, we've only discussed how to get answers written in hours. However, since time is often written as hours and minutes, it's nice to know how to do this too. Luckily, this is easy. To start, just convert your minute measurement into hours like you learned in the section above.[3]
- Let's follow along with an example problem. If we want to convert 260 minutes to hours, we would multiply 260 minutes × 1 hour/60 minutes = 4.33 hours or 4 1/3 hours.
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2Multiply the decimal or fraction by 60. Unless your minutes converted perfectly to hours, you'll have an answer with a decimal or fraction in it. You want to multiply this part by 60. Leave the whole number alone — we're only dealing with the "extra" decimal or fraction part. Label your answer as "minutes".[4]
- In our example, we would multiply just the ".33" by 60. 0.33 × 60 = 20 minutes.
- If we use a fraction instead of 0.33, we get the same answer. 1/3 × 60 = 20 minutes.
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3Write your answer as hours and minutes. The answer you just got is the "minutes" part of your final answer. You already know the "hours" part — it's the whole number you got when you first converted. Write your answer like this: x hours, y minutes.
- In our example, our first answer was 4.33 hours. We just found out that the ".33" part is equal to 20 minutes, so we would write our answer as 4 hours 20 minutes.
Community Q&A
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QuestionHow do I convert 4 hours and 48 minutes into hours?
Community Answer48 minutes is 4/5 of an hour, so it would be 4 and 4/5 hours. -
QuestionHow do I write 1 hour and 15 minutes to two decimal points?
Community AnswerFirst, convert 15 minutes to hours by dividing 15 by 60, which is .25. Add one hour, and your result is 1.25. -
QuestionHow do I find the ratio of 40 minutes to 1 and a half hours?
DonaganTop AnswererIt is the ratio of 40 minutes to 90 minutes. 40:90 = 4:9.
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References
- ↑ http://www.theguardian.com/notesandqueries/query/0,5753,-1487,00.html
- ↑ https://www.khanacademy.org/math/cc-fifth-grade-math/cc-5th-measurement-topic/cc-5th-unit-conversion/a/converting-units-of-time-review
- ↑ https://www.timecalculator.net/minutes-to-hours
- ↑ https://sciencing.com/convert-decimal-hours-minutes-6178981.html
- ↑ http://minutestohours.com/
About This Article
Converting minutes to hours is a simple process. To do it, just divide the number of minutes by 60. For instance, let’s say you need to convert 240 minutes into hours. Divide 240 by 60 to get 4 hours. You can also multiply the number of minutes by the fraction 1hr/60min to get the same result. If the number of minutes isn’t exactly divisible by 60, you’ll get a result that contains a fraction of an hour. For instance, 375 minutes divided by 60 gives you 6.25 hours. To convert that fraction of an hour back to minutes, multiply it by 60. In this case, .25 x 60 = 15, which means that 375 minutes is 6 hours and 15 minutes. For more of an explanation on converting minutes to hours, read on!
