Minute to Hours and Minutes Converter (and vice versa)

Converting decimal minutes to hours and minutes

The conversion of decimal minutes to hours [h] and minutes [min] is best explained with an example. 84 decimal minutes are used as the starting point for the calculation example. First, this value is divided by 60 to calculate the number of decimal hours. The result of this calculation is 1.4 decimal hours. The number to the left of the decimal point is the integer part, which in this example is 1. This number can be taken unchanged and corresponds to the final result of 1 hour. The number to the right of the decimal point must still be converted into minutes [min] by multiplying it by 60. So 0.4 * 60 equals 24 minutes [min]. In total, 84 decimal minutes correspond to 1 hour [h] and 24 minutes [min].

Converting hours and minutes to decimal minutes

To convert hours [h] and minutes [min] to decimal minutes, multiply the hours [h] by 60 and add them to the minutes [min].

• Decimal minutes = (hours [h] * 60 + minutes [min])