Question

Find $\dfrac{1}{{12}}$ of an hour (in mins).

Answer 1

Hint: Knowledge of the clock will help you to solve this question. Number of minutes per hour is fixed at 60. We can convert any number of minutes into a fraction of an hour by dividing it by 60 and we can also convert any number of an hour into minutes by multiplying it by 60. Simply multiply the $\dfrac{1}{{12}}$ by 60 for converting it into minutes.

Complete step-by-step answer:
We have $\dfrac{1}{{12}}$ of an hour
We know that
An hour is equal to 60 minutes
So,
We can Simply convert the $\dfrac{1}{{12}}$ of an hour into minutes by multiplying it by 60
$ = \dfrac{1}{{12}}.60$
$ = \dfrac{{60}}{{12}}$
Cancelling the denominator and numerator 12
 because 12 is the factor of both the denominator and numerator. We get
$ = 5$
So, now we have the answer that is 5 minutes

Hence, $\dfrac{1}{{12}}$ of an hour is equal to 5 minutes

Note: Use the clock method to solve this question. Here the most important thing to remember is that an hour is equal to 60 minutes. You can convert any number of minutes into a fraction of an hour by dividing it by 60 and you can also convert any number of an hour into minutes by multiplying it by 60. Just multiply the given hour by 60 and you get your answer.
1 day = 24hours
1 hour = 60 minutes 1 minute = 60 seconds