SOLUTION: round off 1hour 40minutes 42seconds to the nearest 0.25hour(show workings)

Question 1183703: round off 1hour 40minutes 42seconds to the nearest 0.25hour(show workings)
Answer by ikleyn(52925) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
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round off 1hour 40minutes 42seconds to the nearest 0.25hour(show workings)
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0.25 of an hour is 15 minutes.


    1 hour 40 minutes 42 seconds is between 1 hour 45 minutes and 1 hour 30 minutes and


    1 hour 40 minutes 42 seconds is closer to 1 hour 45 minutes than to 1 hour 30 minutes.



THEREFORE, 1 hour 40 minutes 42 seconds rounded to the nearest 0.25 hour is 1 hour 45 minutes, or  1   of an hour.    ANSWER

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