Express your answer as a decimal (to the nearest hundredth).
What part of an hour is 40 minutes?
1.11
Divide the numerator by the denominator.
40/60 = ?
40/60=6
OR
60/40=1.5
To determine what part of an hour 40 minutes is, divide 40 by 60 (since there are 60 minutes in an hour) and express the result as a decimal to the nearest hundredth.
40/60 = 0.67
Therefore, 40 minutes is approximately 0.67 of an hour when expressed as a decimal to the nearest hundredth.