48 minutes as a Decimal

Answer

48 minutes as a decimal of an hour can be written as 0.8.

Explanation

To convert 48 minutes into a decimal of an hour, we divide the number of minutes by the total number of minutes in an hour. Here's a step-by-step breakdown of the process:

Step 1: Identify the total minutes (48) and the total minutes in an hour (60).

Step 2: Divide the number of minutes (48) by the number of minutes in an hour (60).

Step 3: Perform the division, which gives 48 ÷ 60 = 0.8.

The answer for 48 minutes as a decimal of an hour is 0.8.

• Decimal: A number that uses the base ten and includes a decimal point to separate the whole part from the fractional part.
   
• Minute: A unit of time, equal to 60 seconds or 1/60th of an hour.
   
• Hour: A unit of time, equal to 60 minutes or 3600 seconds.
   
• Fraction: A numerical quantity that is not a whole number, representing a part of a whole.
   
• Conversion: The process of changing from one form or unit to another.