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Last updated on March 11th, 2025

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2 hours as a Decimal

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It is a simple question on time conversion. Firstly, we have to understand hours and decimals. An hour is a unit of time that represents a part of a day. A decimal is a way to represent 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.

2 hours as a Decimal for US Students
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What is 2 hours as a decimal?

2 hours as a decimal

 

Answer:

 

2 hours as a decimal can be written as 2.0. It is a terminating decimal, representing a whole number with no fractional part.

 

Explanation:

 

To convert 2 hours into a decimal representing a portion of a day, we consider that there are 24 hours in a day. Therefore, 2 hours is a fraction of the total 24 hours. The conversion process is straightforward.

 

Step 1: Identify the total number of hours in a day, which is 24.

 

Step 2: Recognize that we are considering 2 hours out of these 24 hours.

 

Step 3: Divide 2 by 24 to find the decimal representation. Step 4: 2 ÷ 24 = 0.0833 (rounded to four decimal places for precision).

 

Thus, 2 hours as a fraction of a day is approximately 0.0833 in decimal form.

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Important Glossaries for 2 hours as a decimal

  • Hour: A unit of time equal to 1/24th of a day.

 

  • 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, representing a whole number or a finite fraction.

 

  • Fraction: A numerical quantity that is not a whole number, representing a part of a whole.

 

  • Division: The mathematical operation of dividing one quantity by another to find a quotient.
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