Zane Wubbena, PhD > Tools
Decimal Hours Converter
Turn hours and minutes into decimal hours, or decimal hours back into hours and minutes.
Inputs
Hours and minutesAnswer
Enter whole hours, such as 1, and minutes, such as 15 or 7.5.
Enter decimal hours, such as 1.25 or 0.5.
Type in either side. The other side shows the answer.
Steps
- 1
Start with the formula
- 2
Substitute the values
- 3
Convert
- 4
Combine
Decimal hours are shown to 4 decimal places. The calculation keeps full precision.
Answer
Enter a time to see the answer.
Common mix-ups
Quick reference
Every 6 minutes is one tenth of an hour, and every 15 minutes is one quarter.
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