75 minutes as a Decimal

Answer

75 minutes can be expressed as 1.25 in decimal form. It is a non-terminating decimal with two decimal places.

Explanation

To convert 75 minutes to decimal form, follow these steps:

Step 1: Identify the total number of minutes in an hour, which is 60 minutes.

Step 2: Express 75 minutes as a fraction of an hour: 75/60.

Step 3: Simplify the fraction 75/60 to 5/4 by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their greatest common divisor, which is 15.

Step 4: Divide 5 by 4 to convert the fraction to a decimal.

Step 5: 5 divided by 4 equals 1.25

Thus, 75 minutes as a decimal is 1.25.

• Minute: A unit of time equal to 1/60th 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.
   
• Numerator: The top part of a fraction, indicating how many parts are being considered.
   
• Denominator: The bottom part of a fraction, showing how many parts make up a whole.
   
• Simplify: The process of reducing a fraction to its simplest form by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their greatest common divisor.