Minutes to decimalOne time per line
Accepts 7:45, 7h 45m, 45m or 7.75. Decimals are rounded to two places, the way most payroll systems store them.
The formula
Decimal hours equal minutes divided by 60. Twenty minutes is 20 divided by 60, which is 0.33. A shift of 7 hours 45 minutes is 7.75 hours.
Payroll systems multiply hours by a rate, so they need decimals. A time clock that shows 7:45 has to be converted before you multiply.
Minutes to decimal chart
1 min0.02
2 min0.03
3 min0.05
4 min0.07
5 min0.08
6 min0.10
7 min0.12
8 min0.13
9 min0.15
10 min0.17
11 min0.18
12 min0.20
13 min0.22
14 min0.23
15 min0.25
16 min0.27
17 min0.28
18 min0.30
19 min0.32
20 min0.33
21 min0.35
22 min0.37
23 min0.38
24 min0.40
25 min0.42
26 min0.43
27 min0.45
28 min0.47
29 min0.48
30 min0.50
31 min0.52
32 min0.53
33 min0.55
34 min0.57
35 min0.58
36 min0.60
37 min0.62
38 min0.63
39 min0.65
40 min0.67
41 min0.68
42 min0.70
43 min0.72
44 min0.73
45 min0.75
46 min0.77
47 min0.78
48 min0.80
49 min0.82
50 min0.83
51 min0.85
52 min0.87
53 min0.88
54 min0.90
55 min0.92
56 min0.93
57 min0.95
58 min0.97
59 min0.98
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How do I convert minutes to decimal hours?
Divide the minutes by 60. For example, 45 minutes is 0.75 hours and 20 minutes is 0.33 hours.
How do I convert 7 hours 45 minutes to decimal?
Convert the 45 minutes to 0.75 and add it to 7. The answer is 7.75 hours.
Why do payroll systems use decimals?
Because pay equals hours times rate, and that multiplication needs a single number for the hours.