What is the fundamental relationship between hours and minutes that allows us to convert between them?

One hour is equal to 60 minutes.

Converting Minutes to Hours

Name: Converting Minutes to Hours
Author: Insta~Lesson

7th Grade · Math · 45 min

I can convert a given number of minutes into hours.

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To convert a given number of minutes into hours, you must know that one hour is equal to 60 minutes.
2
To convert 549 minutes into hours, you need to divide 549 by 60.
3
549 minutes is equivalent to 9.15 hours, which can also be written as the mixed number 9 and 3/20 hours.

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