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12 minutes as a Decimal

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It is a simple question on decimal conversion. Firstly, we have to understand the relationship between minutes and decimals. A minute is a unit of time, and there are 60 minutes in an hour. To convert minutes into a decimal, you need to express the number of minutes as a fraction of an hour. A decimal represents a number that is not whole, using a decimal point (.) to separate the whole part from the fractional part. The numbers to the left of the decimal point represent the whole, and those to the right represent the fractional part.

12 minutes as a Decimal for Australian Students
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What is 12 minutes as a decimal?

 

 

 

12 minutes as a decimal

12 minutes as a decimal can be written as 0.2. This is because 12 minutes is 12 out of 60 minutes in an hour, which simplifies to 0.2.

 

Explanation

To convert 12 minutes into a decimal, we will use the following steps:

 

Step 1: Understand that 1 hour equals 60 minutes.

 

Step 2: Express 12 minutes as a fraction of 60 minutes, which is 12/60.

 

Step 3: Simplify the fraction 12/60 to 1/5 by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by 12.

 

Step 4: Convert the simplified fraction 1/5 into a decimal by performing the division 1 ÷ 5.

 

Step 5: The result is 0.2.

 

which means 12 minutes is 0.2 of an hour.

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Important Glossaries for 12 minutes as a decimal

  • Minute: A unit of time equal to 1/60 of an hour or 60 seconds.

 

  • Decimal: A numerical representation that includes a decimal point to separate the whole number from the fractional part.

 

  • Fraction: A numerical quantity that expresses a part of a whole, represented with a numerator and a denominator.

 

  • Simplify: To reduce a fraction to its simplest form where the numerator and denominator have no common factors other than 1.

 

  • Conversion: The process of changing a number from one form to another, such as from a fraction to a decimal.
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