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8 minutes as a Decimal

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It is a simple question on decimal conversion. Firstly, we have to understand time in minutes and decimals. Time can be expressed in various units, and minutes are one of them. A decimal is a way to represent numbers that are not whole, using a decimal point (.) to separate the whole number part from the fractional part. The numbers to the left of the decimal point represent the whole units, and those to the right represent the fractional units.

8 minutes as a Decimal for Canadian Students
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What is 8 minutes as a decimal?

8 minutes as a decimal

 

Answer

 

8 minutes as a decimal of an hour can be written as 0.1333… It is a recurring decimal, indicating that the digit will repeat infinitely.

 

Explanation

 

To convert 8 minutes to a decimal of an hour, we will use division. Since there are 60 minutes in an hour, we divide 8 by 60 to convert it to a decimal. Here's the step-by-step breakdown of the process:

 

Step 1: Identify the number of minutes, which is 8, and the total number of minutes in an hour, which is 60. Step 2: Divide 8 by 60. Since 8 is smaller than 60, the quotient will start with 0.

 

Step 3: Use decimal division by adding a decimal point and zeros to the dividend (8 becomes 80).

 

Step 4: 80 divided by 60 gives a quotient of 1, remainder 20.

 

Step 5: Bring down another 0, making it 200, and divide by 60, giving 3, remainder 20, continuing the process. This process results in a recurring decimal.

 

The answer for 8 minutes as a decimal of an hour is 0.1333…

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Important Glossaries for 8 minutes as a decimal

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

 

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

 

  • Recurring Decimal: A decimal in which one or more digits repeat infinitely.

 

  • Division: A mathematical operation in which a number is divided into equal parts.

 

  • Quotient: The result of division.
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