Minutes to Decimal Hours Chart (1

Common minutes in decimal hours

5 minutes = 0.08 hours1/12 of an hour
6 minutes = 0.10 hours1/10 of an hour
10 minutes = 0.17 hours1/6 of an hour
12 minutes = 0.20 hours1/5 of an hour
15 minutes = 0.25 hours1/4 of an hour
20 minutes = 0.33 hours1/3 of an hour
30 minutes = 0.50 hours1/2 of an hour
40 minutes = 0.67 hours2/3 of an hour
45 minutes = 0.75 hours3/4 of an hour
50 minutes = 0.83 hours5/6 of an hour

How to convert minutes to decimal hours

Divide the minutes by 60 and add them to the whole hours. To go back, multiply the decimal part by 60: 0.2 hours is 12 minutes.

Your card shows 7 hours 20 minutes.

Minutes ÷ 60: 20 ÷ 60 = 1/3 = 0.333…
Two decimal places: 0.33
Decimal hours: 7 + 0.33 = 7.33

Minutes to decimal hours chart

Every minute from 1 to 60 as a share of an hour: the exact fraction and the decimal rounded to two places. Print it to keep by the time clock.

Minutes	Decimal hours	Fraction
1 minute	= 0.02 hours	1/60
2 minutes	= 0.03 hours	1/30
3 minutes	= 0.05 hours	1/20
4 minutes	= 0.07 hours	1/15
5 minutes	= 0.08 hours	1/12
6 minutes	= 0.10 hours	1/10
7 minutes	= 0.12 hours	7/60
8 minutes	= 0.13 hours	2/15
9 minutes	= 0.15 hours	3/20
10 minutes	= 0.17 hours	1/6
11 minutes	= 0.18 hours	11/60
12 minutes	= 0.20 hours	1/5
13 minutes	= 0.22 hours	13/60
14 minutes	= 0.23 hours	7/30
15 minutes	= 0.25 hours	1/4
16 minutes	= 0.27 hours	4/15
17 minutes	= 0.28 hours	17/60
18 minutes	= 0.30 hours	3/10
19 minutes	= 0.32 hours	19/60
20 minutes	= 0.33 hours	1/3
21 minutes	= 0.35 hours	7/20
22 minutes	= 0.37 hours	11/30
23 minutes	= 0.38 hours	23/60
24 minutes	= 0.40 hours	2/5
25 minutes	= 0.42 hours	5/12
26 minutes	= 0.43 hours	13/30
27 minutes	= 0.45 hours	9/20
28 minutes	= 0.47 hours	7/15
29 minutes	= 0.48 hours	29/60
30 minutes	= 0.50 hours	1/2

Minutes	Decimal hours	Fraction
31 minutes	= 0.52 hours	31/60
32 minutes	= 0.53 hours	8/15
33 minutes	= 0.55 hours	11/20
34 minutes	= 0.57 hours	17/30
35 minutes	= 0.58 hours	7/12
36 minutes	= 0.60 hours	3/5
37 minutes	= 0.62 hours	37/60
38 minutes	= 0.63 hours	19/30
39 minutes	= 0.65 hours	13/20
40 minutes	= 0.67 hours	2/3
41 minutes	= 0.68 hours	41/60
42 minutes	= 0.70 hours	7/10
43 minutes	= 0.72 hours	43/60
44 minutes	= 0.73 hours	11/15
45 minutes	= 0.75 hours	3/4
46 minutes	= 0.77 hours	23/30
47 minutes	= 0.78 hours	47/60
48 minutes	= 0.80 hours	4/5
49 minutes	= 0.82 hours	49/60
50 minutes	= 0.83 hours	5/6
51 minutes	= 0.85 hours	17/20
52 minutes	= 0.87 hours	13/15
53 minutes	= 0.88 hours	53/60
54 minutes	= 0.90 hours	9/10
55 minutes	= 0.92 hours	11/12
56 minutes	= 0.93 hours	14/15
57 minutes	= 0.95 hours	19/20
58 minutes	= 0.97 hours	29/30
59 minutes	= 0.98 hours	59/60
60 minutes	= 1.00 hours	1

Decimal hours to minutes

Decimal hours	Minutes
0.05	3 min
0.10	6 min
0.15	9 min
0.20	12 min
0.25	15 min
0.30	18 min
0.35	21 min
0.40	24 min
0.45	27 min
0.50	30 min

Decimal hours	Minutes
0.55	33 min
0.60	36 min
0.65	39 min
0.70	42 min
0.75	45 min
0.80	48 min
0.85	51 min
0.90	54 min
0.95	57 min
1.00	60 min

Minutes ÷ 60 = decimal hours · timecardkit.com/decimal-hours

The same chart as a file: minutes to decimal hours chart (PDF), every minute from 1 to 60 on one Letter page, with the decimal and the fraction of an hour.

Minutes to decimal hours chart with every minute from 1 to 60 and its value in hours, 20 minutes = 0.33 hours highlighted — Every minute from 1 to 60 on one sheet, with 20 minutes = 0.33 hours marked.

Payroll rounding

Some employers round each punch to the nearest tenth of an hour (6 minutes) or quarter hour (15 minutes) before converting. Federal rules allow it only if, over time, employees are still paid for all the time they work (29 CFR 785.48(b)).

Tenths · 6 minutes
Minutes past	Round to	Decimal
0–2	:00	0.0
3–8	:06	0.1
9–14	:12	0.2
15–20	:18	0.3
21–26	:24	0.4
27–32	:30	0.5
33–38	:36	0.6
39–44	:42	0.7
45–50	:48	0.8
51–56	:54	0.9
57–59	Next hour	1.0

Quarter hours · 15 minutes
Minutes past	Round to	Decimal
0–7	:00	0.00
8–22	:15	0.25
23–37	:30	0.50
38–52	:45	0.75
53–59	Next hour	1.00

Round punches, not decimals. Then add the minutes for the week and convert the total once: three 20-minute periods are exactly 1.00 hour, but 0.33 + 0.33 + 0.33 is 0.99. The time card calculator rounds punches for you. On a printable time card, write each day's hours as hours and minutes or as decimal hours, whichever your payroll asks for, and keep to one format on the card.

Reading hundredths of an hour

Time clocks and payroll reports often show hundredths of an hour, sometimes called decimal minutes. On those reports 7.75 means 7 hours 45 minutes, not 7 hours 75 minutes. Multiply the decimal part by 60 to read it: 0.25 × 60 = 15 minutes, so 8.25 is 8:15. The time card calculator with lunch totals a week both ways.

The same clocks often stamp the time of day in 24-hour form, such as 1730 for 5:30 PM. The military time converter reads those punches.

Questions

What is 20 minutes in decimal?

0.33 hours. 20 ÷ 60 = 1/3 = 0.333…, which rounds to 0.33, so 7 hours 20 minutes is 7.33 hours.

What is 10 minutes in decimal?

0.17 hours. 10 ÷ 60 = 1/6 = 0.1666…, which rounds to 0.17, so 8 hours 10 minutes is 8.17 hours.

What is 15 minutes in decimal?

Exactly 0.25 hours, a quarter of an hour. 45 minutes is 0.75 and 30 minutes is 0.50.

What is 1 hour in decimal?

1.00 hours. Add the minutes as a share of the hour: 1 hour 15 minutes is 1.25, 1 hour 30 minutes is 1.50 and 1 hour 45 minutes is 1.75.

Is 8.30 hours the same as 8 hours 30 minutes?

No. 8 hours 30 minutes is 8.50 hours. 8.30 hours is 8 hours and 0.30 × 60 = 18 minutes.

How many minutes is 0.1 hours?

6 minutes. Each tenth of an hour is 6 minutes, so 0.5 hours is 30 minutes and 0.8 hours is 48 minutes.