One hour consists of 60 minutes. Therefore, our fraction we need is 48/60.
If we put 48/60 into a calculator, we obtain 0.8.
0.8 as a fraction of 1 is 4/5. Thus, 48 minutes is 4/5 of 60.
A good knowledge of the 12 times table removes the need for the calculator in thus example (12,24,36,48,60...).
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Well, isn't that a happy little question! If we think about it, there are 60 minutes in one hour. So, if we have 48 minutes, that would be 48/60, which simplifies to 4/5. So, 48 minutes is 4/5 of an hour. Just remember, there are no mistakes, just happy little fractions!
To find the fraction of one hour that is 48 minutes, we need to first convert 48 minutes to hours. Since there are 60 minutes in one hour, 48 minutes is 48/60 hours, which simplifies to 4/5 hours. Therefore, 48 minutes is equivalent to 4/5 or 0.8 of an hour.
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There are 60 minutes in an hour, so to calculate the total number of minutes in 48 hours, you would multiply 60 by 48. This equals 2,880 minutes.
There are 24 hours in a day. So there are 48 half-hours in a day. Therefore the answer is 1/48.
4/5 of an hour is 48 minutes
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