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How many minutes are in 1 4 5th of an hour?
1 hour = 60 minutes → 1 4/5 hour = 1 4/5 × 60 minutes = (1×5+4)/5 × 60 minutes = 9/5 × 60 minutes = 108 minutes.
How many minutes in 1 5th of an hour?
1/5 hour = 12 minutes.
What is the fraction of 1 hour is 5 minutes?
5/60 = 1/12th of an hour
If 60 minutes equals 1 hour what does 65 equals?
It equals 1 hour and 5 minutes.
Why is 60 a good choice for an hour rather than 59?
Well, if your hour has 60 minutes in it, then 1/2 hour = 30 minutes 1/3 hour = 20 minutes 1/4 hour = 15 minutes 1/5 hour = 12 minutes 1/6 hour = 10 minutes 1/10 hour = 6 minutes 1/12 hour = 5 minutes 1/15 hour = 4 minutes 1/20 hour = 3 minutes 1/30 hour = 2 minutes But if your hour only has 59 minutes in it, then 1/2 hour = 29.5 minutes or 29 minutes 30seconds 1/3 hour = 192/3 minutes or 19minutes 40seconds 1/4 hour = 14.75 minutes or 14minutes 45seconds 1/5 hour = 11.8 minutes or 11minutes 48seconds 1/6 hour = 95/6 minutes or 9minutes 50seconds 1/10 hour = 5.9 minutes or 5minutes 54seconds 1/12 hour = 411/12 minutes or 4minutes 55seconds 1/15 hour = 314/15 minutes or 3minutes 56seconds 1/20 hour = 2.95 minutes or 2minutes 57seconds 1/30 hour = 129/30 minutes or 1minutes 58seconds Which choice seems like the more convenient one to you ?
