To convert 0.7 hours into minutes, which ratio could you multiply by?
2 Answers
Explanation:
There are 60 minutes in 1 hour.
What we wish to calculate here is 0.7 of 60 minutes.
#color(orange)"Reminder " color(red)(bar(ul(|color(white)(2/2)color(black)(0.7=7/10)color(white)(2/2)|)))#
#rArr7/10xx60/1=7/cancel(10)^1xxcancel(60)^6/1#
#=(7xx6)/(1xx1)=42# To convert hours → minutes
#color(red)" multiply fraction of hour by 60"#
The most straight forward ratio you could multiply by is
Explanation:
The only ratio I can think of is
So for 0.7 of 1 hour we have 42 minutes
I do not wish to confuse you by showing how the units of measurement works to give you just 'minutes' but for now just accept that it does