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Before time zones were created, each city had it's own time. A city's time depended on it's latitude. After time zones were created, they rounded the times off to the nearest hour. Some countries wanted to be more accurate and chose to round to the nearest 30 min. There are even places where time differs by 40 min!
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What is difference between a half hour and half an hour?
40 minutes is what hour
Where in the world other than Newfoundland it is it standard time on the half hour rather than the hour?
In addition to Newfoundland, the Indian Standard Time (IST) in India and Sri Lanka is set at UTC+5:30, making it a half-hour offset from the standard hour. Nepal follows a similar pattern with Nepal Time (NPT), which is UTC+5:45, also reflecting a unique half-hour difference. These time zones are notable for their deviation from the more common whole-hour offsets used globally.
What is the difference between the number of minutes in an hour and a half and the number of seconds in a minute and a half?
there isn't a difference
What difference does it make if the decimal is placed before or after the number?
If the number is before the decimal, it is a whole number. The numbers after the decimal represent fractions of whole numbers. For example if you had to work 8.5 hours, you would work 8 whole hours plus one half hour.
What is an hour in a half?
A half of an hour is 30 min. and hour and a half is 90 min.
What is difference between a half hour and half an hour?
40 minutes is what hour
What is the difference between the number of minutes in an hour and a half and the number of seconds in a minute and a half?
there isn't a difference
What equals 2 half hours?
1 whole hour.
Are there 26 time zones?
There are 24 time zones in the world, each representing a one-hour difference in time. However, some regions use half-hour or 45-minute offsets from this standard, resulting in more than 24 distinct time zones.
What difference does it make if the decimal is placed before or after the number?
If the number is before the decimal, it is a whole number. The numbers after the decimal represent fractions of whole numbers. For example if you had to work 8.5 hours, you would work 8 whole hours plus one half hour.
What is the time difference between Norway and Newfoundland?
Norway is 4 and a half hours ahead of Newfoundland.
I am having trouble adjusting to Germany's 6 hour time difference what do i do?
Germany doesn't have a 6 hour time difference. The whole country is in the same time zone.
How many hours difference in time is there between Miami and Tehran?
it is an eight and a half hour difference......8 and a 1/2
What does one hour on the elliptical do that one half an hour don't?
You will burn more calories, but not many more. You can reach a peak for calorie consumption and once that happens it doesn't make much of a difference. A half hour is plenty.
Do you want to stay in here for half an hour?
No, I would rather be in Heaven. Here is neither here nor there.
In Half an hour Is half a noun?
Yes. Half is a noun and half an hour (half of an hour) is a time period.
Half and hour vs half hour?
The term is actually "half an hour" which is short for "half of an hour". This has same meaning as "half hour" or a rough approximation of 30 minutes.
