4 Minutes as a Decimal

Answer

4 minutes as a decimal can be written as 0.0666… hours. It is a recurring decimal, meaning the digit will repeat indefinitely.

Explanation

To convert 4 minutes into a decimal of an hour, we will use a division method. There are 60 minutes in an hour.

Step 1: Identify the number of minutes (4) and the total minutes in an hour (60). The fraction to convert is 4/60.

Step 2: Simplify the fraction 4/60, which can be reduced to 1/15 by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by 4.

Step 3: Divide 1 by 15 to convert the fraction into a decimal.

Step 4: 1 divided by 15 yields approximately 0.0666…

Hence, 4 minutes can be expressed as 0.0666… hours in decimal form.

• Minute: A unit of time equal to one-sixtieth of an hour.
   
• Hour: A unit of time equal to 60 minutes
   
• Fraction: A numerical representation of a part of a whole, expressed as 'numerator/denominator'.
   
• Recurring Decimal: A decimal in which one or more digits repeat infinitely.
   
• Decimal: A number that includes a decimal point to separate the whole part from the fractional part.