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30 minutes as a Decimal

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Converting minutes into decimal form is a common task in various calculations, such as time management or payroll. Here, we focus on understanding how to express a portion of an hour as a decimal. An hour consists of 60 minutes, and when we need to convert minutes to a decimal, we divide the number of minutes by 60. This helps in representing time in a format that is easy to work with in calculations. A decimal is a way to represent a number that is not whole, using a (.) 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.

30 minutes as a Decimal for Canadian Students
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What is 30 minutes as a decimal?

30 minutes as a decimal

 

Answer

 

30 minutes as a decimal is 0.5. This is a terminating decimal, meaning it ends after one digit.

 

Explanation

 

To convert 30 minutes into a decimal, we use the division method. Since there are 60 minutes in an hour, the conversion involves dividing the number of minutes by 60.

 

Step 1: Identify the total number of minutes in an hour, which is 60.

 

Step 2: Take the given minutes, which is 30, as the dividend and 60 as the divisor.

 

Step 3: Divide 30 by 60.

 

Step 4: The result of the division is 0.5, as 30 divided by 60 gives 0.5. This represents 30 minutes as a fractional part of an hour.

 

The conversion is straightforward because 30 is half of 60, making the decimal 0.5.

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Important Glossaries for 30 minutes as a decimal

  • Minute: A unit of time equal to one-sixtieth of an hour.

 

  • Decimal: A number that uses the base ten system and includes a decimal point to separate the whole part from the fractional part.

 

  • Division: A mathematical operation where a number (the dividend) is divided by another (the divisor) to find a quotient.

 

  • Terminating Decimal: A decimal that ends and does not continue infinitely.

 

  • Hour: A unit of time equal to 60 minutes, commonly used to measure larger time durations.
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