Minutes to decimal hours
42 Minutes in Decimal
0.70 hours
42 ÷ 60 = 0.7000 → 0.70 hours
- Four places0.7000
- Percent of an hour70%
- Seconds2520
- Share of an 8-hour day8.8%
Where 42 minutes sits in the hour
- exact position
- nearest tenth
- nearest quarter
What each rounding rule records
Hundredths0.70no change
Tenth of an hour0.7no change
Quarter hour0.75+3 min
Hours and 42 minutes
8 hours 42 minutes = 8.70
1 h 42 min1.702 h 42 min2.703 h 42 min3.704 h 42 min4.705 h 42 min5.706 h 42 min6.707 h 42 min7.708 h 42 min8.709 h 42 min9.7010 h 42 min10.7011 h 42 min11.7012 h 42 min12.70
Worth at your hourly rate
42 minutes × $20.00/h = $14.00
Payroll multiplies the decimal hours, not the minutes, by the rate.