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27 minutes as a Decimal

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It is a simple question on decimal conversion. Firstly, we have to learn about minutes and decimals. Time is often broken into hours and minutes, where 60 minutes make up an hour. To convert minutes into a decimal form of an hour, we need to determine what fraction of an hour those minutes represent. A decimal is a way to represent numbers that are 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.

27 minutes as a Decimal for Australian Students
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What is 27 minutes as a decimal?

27 minutes as a decimal

Answer

 

27 minutes as a decimal can be written as 0.45.

 

Explanation

 

To convert 27 minutes into a decimal, we will divide the number of minutes by the total number of minutes in an hour, which is 60.

 

Step 1: Identify the number of minutes to convert, here it is 27.

 

Step 2: Divide 27 by 60 to get the decimal form.

 

Step 3: 27 ÷ 60 = 0.45.

 

The result is a terminating decimal, which means it ends after a certain number of digits.

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Important Glossaries for 27 minutes as a decimal

  • Minutes: A unit of time equal to one-sixtieth of an hour.
     
  • Hour: A unit of time equal to 60 minutes.
     
  • Decimal: A number that uses the base ten and includes a decimal point to separate the whole part from the fractional part.
     
  • Terminating Decimal: A decimal that ends and does not repeat infinitely.
     
  • Conversion: The process of changing from one unit of measurement to another.
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