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52 minutes as a Decimal

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Converting time to decimal is a straightforward process. Understanding the relationship between hours, minutes, and decimals is essential. There are 60 minutes in an hour. When converting minutes to a decimal, you are essentially determining what fraction of an hour those minutes represent. A decimal is a way to express numbers that are not whole, using a point (.) to separate the whole part from the fractional part. Numbers to the left of the decimal point represent whole numbers, while those to the right represent fractions of the whole.

52 minutes as a Decimal for US Students
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What is 52 minutes as a decimal?

52 minutes as a decimalAnswer

 

52 minutes as a decimal is 0.8667. This is an approximation since decimals can have many places.

 

Explanation

 

To convert 52 minutes to a decimal, we need to determine what fraction of an hour 52 minutes represents.

 

Step 1: Understand that 1 hour is 60 minutes.

 

Step 2: Set up a fraction where 52 is the numerator (the part of the whole hour you have) and 60 is the denominator (the total number of minutes in an hour).

 

Step 3: Perform the division: 52 ÷ 60. Step 4: Using a calculator, 52 ÷ 60 = 0.8667.

 

This result shows that 52 minutes equal approximately 0.8667 of an hour in decimal form.

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Important Glossaries for 52 minutes as a decimal

  • Hour: A unit of time equal to 60 minutes.

 

  • Minute: A unit of time equal to 1/60 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.

 

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

 

  • Division: A mathematical operation where one number is divided by another.
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