Minutes to Hours Converter
📚 Examples, Formula, and How To
📝 Minutes to Hours Formula
Minutes to Hours
Hours = Minutes ÷ 60To convert minutes to hours, divide the minute value by 60. This is based on the standard hour definition.
Hours to Minutes
Minutes = Hours × 60To convert hours to minutes, multiply the hour value by 60. There are exactly 60 minutes in one hour.
💡 Converting Minutes to Hours
Example 1
Convert: 90 minutes to hours
Start with the conversion formula: Hours = Minutes ÷ 60
Substitute the value: Hours = 90 ÷ 60
Calculate: 90 ÷ 60 = 1.5
Example 2
Convert: 2.5 hours to minutes
Start with the conversion formula: Minutes = Hours × 60
Substitute the value: Minutes = 2.5 × 60
Calculate: 2.5 × 60 = 150
Example 3
Convert: 45 minutes to hours
Start with the conversion formula: Hours = Minutes ÷ 60
Substitute the value: Hours = 45 ÷ 60
Calculate: 45 ÷ 60 = 0.75
📊 Minutes to Hours Conversion Table
Common Minutes to Hours Conversions
| Minutes | Hours |
|---|---|
| 15 min | 0.25 hr |
| 30 min | 0.50 hr |
| 45 min | 0.75 hr |
| 60 min | 1.00 hr |
| 90 min | 1.50 hr |
| 120 min | 2.00 hr |
| 150 min | 2.50 hr |
| 180 min | 3.00 hr |
| 240 min | 4.00 hr |
| 300 min | 5.00 hr |
| 480 min | 8.00 hr |
All values are rounded to 4 decimal places for practical use
⚙️ How to Convert Minutes to Hours
Time Conversion Formula
Divide minutes by 60 to get hours, or multiply hours by 60 to get minutes
Based on the standard definition: 1 hour = 60 minutes exactly.
Common Applications
Essential for work scheduling, project planning, cooking times, and travel calculations
Used for time tracking, payroll, academic schedules, and duration measurements.
📚 What are Minutes and Hours?
📏 Minute(min)
Definition:
A minute is a unit of time equal to 60 seconds or 1/60 of an hour. It is widely used for measuring short to medium durations.
History:
The division of an hour into 60 minutes comes from ancient Babylonian mathematics, which used a base-60 number system.
Common Uses:
- Meeting and appointment scheduling
- Cooking and baking timers
- Exercise and workout durations
- Academic class periods
- Transportation timetables
Fun Fact:
The word 'minute' comes from Latin 'minutus' meaning 'small' or 'little.' In one minute, your heart beats about 60-100 times, you blink about 20 times, and light can travel around Earth 7.5 times! The minute hand on clocks wasn't added until the late 1600s.
📏 Hour(hr)
Definition:
An hour is a unit of time equal to 60 minutes or 3,600 seconds. It is 1/24 of a day and commonly used for longer time measurements.
History:
The 24-hour day was established by ancient Egyptians. The division into hours varied by season until mechanical clocks standardized the hour length.
Common Uses:
- Work schedules and timesheets
- Travel time calculations
- Project planning and deadlines
- Daily activity scheduling
- Academic course durations
Fun Fact:
Ancient Egyptians divided daylight into 12 hours, which meant summer hours were longer than winter hours! In one hour, Earth rotates 15 degrees. The phrase 'the eleventh hour' means the last possible moment. A 40-hour work week equals 2,080 hours per year!