Hours to Minutes Converter

What is an hour?

An hour is a unit of time equal to 60 minutes or 1/24 of a day, or 3600 seconds. It is a larger unit of time than a minute, and it is often used to measure longer periods of time, such as the time it takes to complete a project or the duration of a meeting.

The abbreviation for hours is hr (plural hrs). Examples: 1 hr, 7 hrs.

When used as part of the time format hh:mm:ss, hours is abbreviated hh, minutes as mm, and seconds as ss.

 

What is a minute?

A minute is a unit of time equal to 60 seconds or 1/60 of a hour. Minutes are smaller unit of time than an hour and is often used to measure shorter periods, such as the time it takes to complete a task or the duration of a phone call.

The abbreviation for minutes is min. Examples: 51 min.

 

How to calculate hours to minutes?

To calculate hours to minutes, you can use the following equation:

Minutes = Hours × 60

For example:

• If you have 2 hours, you can calculate the number of minutes as follows:
  • 2 hours × 60 = 120 minutes
• If you have 1.5 hours, you can calculate the number of minutes as follows:
  • 1.5 hours × 60 = 90 minutes

Conversely, if you have a certain number of minutes and you want to know how many hours that is, you can use the following formula:

Hours = Minutes ÷ 60

For example:

• If you have 240 minutes, you can calculate the number of hours as follows:
  • 240 minutes ÷ 60 = 4 hours
• If you have 90 minutes, you can calculate the number of hours as follows:
  • 90 minutes ÷ 60 = 1.5 hours

 

How to convert hours to minutes in excel?

You can use the multiplication operator (*) to convert minutes to hours. Simply multiply the number of hours by 60.

In Excel, you can use the following formula to convert hours to minutes:

=Hours*60

Where "Hours" is the cell containing the number of hours you want to convert.

For example, if you have the value 4 (hours) in cell A1, you can enter the formula =A1*60 in another cell to get the result 240 minutes.

 

Hours to Minutes Conversion Table

Find below a set of popular conversions from hours to minutes.

 

These conversions can be useful in various situations, such as:

• Calculating work hours or overtime
• Converting meeting times or appointments
• Converting cooking times or recipe instructions
• Calculating travel times or distances

Remember that you can always use the formula Hours × 60 to convert minutes to hours, and vice versa.

 

Hours to Minutes conversion solved examples:

For these exercices we will use the formula: hours to minutes conversion: number of (hours x 60) + minutes = minutes

1. Convert 1 hour 7 minutes into minutes.

(1 x 60) + 7 = 60 + 15 = 67 minutes

2. Convert 2 hour 41 minutes into minutes.

(2 x 60) + 41 = 120 + 41 = 161 minutes

3. Convert 3 hour 11 minutes into minutes.

(3 x 60) + 11 = 180 + 11 = 191 minutes

4. Convert ¹⁄₂ hr 21 min into minutes

Since 1h = 60 minutes, then ¹⁄₂ hours = 60/2 minutes = 30 minutes

30 minutes + 21 minutes = 51 minutes.

5. Convert 5.55 hours to minutes

5.55 x 60 = 333 minutes.

6. Convert 6.15 hours to hh:mm:ss format.

We have 6 hours with 0.15 decimal hours.

6 hours = 06 as hh

0.15 hours as minutes = 0.15 hours x 60 minutes /hour = 9 minutes = 09 as mm

Therefore, 6.16 hours = 06:09:00

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