Hours to decimal.
Because 7 hours and 30 minutes is 7.5 hours. Get the number your timesheet needs.
Decimal hours7.507 + (30 ÷ 60) = 7.50
How to convert minutes to decimal hours
Divide the minutes by 60, then add the whole hours. For 8 hours and 15 minutes: 8 + (15 ÷ 60) = 8.25 hours. Round only when your timesheet requires it.
Quick conversion table
| Minutes | Decimal hours |
|---|---|
| 5 minutes | 0.08 |
| 10 minutes | 0.17 |
| 15 minutes | 0.25 |
| 20 minutes | 0.33 |
| 25 minutes | 0.42 |
| 30 minutes | 0.50 |
| 35 minutes | 0.58 |
| 40 minutes | 0.67 |
| 45 minutes | 0.75 |
| 50 minutes | 0.83 |
| 55 minutes | 0.92 |
| 60 minutes | 1.00 |
Why isn’t 7 hours 30 minutes equal to 7.30?
Decimals are fractions of an hour, not minutes. Thirty minutes is half of 60, so it becomes 0.50. Writing 7.30 means 7 hours and 18 minutes.
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