Soumik Dutta
In Microsoft Excel, we can show the time in several formats. Among them, sometimes, we need to convert the minutes into the tenths of an hour. In this article, we will demonstrate to you six handy methods to convert minutes to tenths of an hour in Excel. If you are also curious about it, download our practice workbook and follow us.
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6 Quick Methods to Convert Minutes to Tenths of an Hour in Excel
To demonstrate the approaches, we consider a dataset of 10 employees of an organization. Their name and working hours are shown in our dataset, in the range of cells B5:E14. So, we will show our converted result in column F.
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1. Using PRODUCT Function
In this method, we will use the PRODUCT function to convert the minutes to the tenth of an hour In Excel. The steps of this process are given below:
📌 Steps:
- First of all, select cell F5.
- Now, write down the following formula into the cell.
=PRODUCT(E5,24)
- Press Enter.
- Then, double-click on the Fill Handle icon to copy the formula up to cell F14.
- You will get all the minutes of the duration converted into the tenth of an hour.
Thus, we can say that our formula works perfectly, and we are able to convert minutes to tenths of an hour in Excel.
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2. Utilizing Conventional Formula
In this process, we are going to use a conventional formula to convert the minutes to the tenth of an hour In Excel. The steps of this approach are given as follows:
📌 Steps:
- First, select cell F5.
- After that, write down the following formula inside the cell.
=E5*24
- Then, press Enter.
- Next, double-click on the Fill Handle icon to copy the formula up to cell F14.
- You will figure out that all the minutes of the duration are converted into the tenth of an hour.
So, we can say that our formula works precisely, and we are able to convert minutes to tenths of an hour in Excel.
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3. Applying HOUR and MINUTE Functions
In this approach, we will use the HOUR and MINUTE functions to convert the minutes to the tenth of an hour In Excel. The steps of this procedure are shown below:
📌 Steps:
- At first, select cell F5.
- Next, write down the following formula inside the cell.
=HOUR(E5)+MINUTE(E5)/60
- Press the Enter button.
- Afterward, double-click on the Fill Handle icon to copy the formula up to cell F14.
- You will see all the minutes of the duration converted into the tenth of an hour.
Hence, we can say that our formula works effectively, and we are able to convert minutes to tenths of an hour in Excel.
🔎 Breakdown of the Formula
We are breaking down the formula for cell F5.
👉 MINUTE(E5): The MINUTE function extracts the minutes from the cell. Here, the function returns 30.
👉 HOUR(E5): The HOUR function returns the hour value. Here, the value is 7.
👉 HOUR(E5)+MINUTE(E5)/60: Finally, this formula joins the result of both functions and shows us the final converted result. For this cell, the formula returns 7.5.
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4. Using MROUND and PRODUCT Functions
In the following procedure, the MROUND and PRODUCT functions will help us to convert the minutes to the tenth of an hour In Excel. The procedure is described below step-by-step:
📌 Steps:
- At the beginning of this approach, select cell F5.
- Now, write down the following formula inside the cell.
=MROUND(PRODUCT(E5,24),"0:06")
- Then, press the Enter button.
- Afterward, double-click on the Fill Handle icon to copy the formula up to cell F14.
- You will see all the minutes of the duration converted into the tenth of an hour.
Therefore, we can say that our formula works successfully, and we are able to convert minutes to tenths of an hour in Excel.
🔎 Breakdown of the Formula
We are breaking down the formula for cell F5.
👉 PRODUCT(E5,24): The PRODUCT function converts the minutes into the tenth of an hour. For this cell, the function returns 7.5.
👉 MROUND(PRODUCT(E5,24),”0:06″): Here, the formula returns 7.5.
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5. Combining HOUR, MINUTE and ROUND Functions
In this case, the HOUR, MINUTE, and ROUND functions will help us to convert the minutes to the tenth of an hour In Excel. The procedure is explained below step-by-step:
📌 Steps:
- Firstly, select cell F5.
- After that, write down the following formula inside the cell.
=HOUR(E5) & "." & ROUND(MINUTE(E5)/6,0)
- Press Enter.
- Now, double-click on the Fill Handle icon to copy the formula up to cell F14.
- You will see all the minutes of the duration converted into the tenth of an hour.
At last, we can say that our formula works effectively, and we are able to convert minutes to tenths of an hour in Excel.
🔎 Breakdown of the Formula
We are breaking down the formula for cell F5.
👉 MINUTE(E5): The MINUTE function extracts the minutes from the cell. Here, the function returns 30.
👉 ROUND(MINUTE(E5)/6,0): The ROUND function round up the divisional value of the MINUTE function and 6. Here, the formula returns 5.
👉 HOUR(E5): The HOUR function returns the hour value. Here, the value is 7.
👉 HOUR(E5) & “.” & ROUND(MINUTE(E5)/6,0): Finally, this formula shows us the final converted result. For this cell, the formula returns 7.5.
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6. Utilizing ROUNDDOWN, MINUTE and HOUR Functions
In the final approach, we are going to use the HOUR, MINUTE, and ROUNDDOWN functions to convert the minutes to the tenth of an hour In Excel. The steps of this method are given as follows:
📌 Steps:
- In the beginning, select cell F5.
- Then, write down the following formula inside the cell.
=HOUR(E5) & "." & ROUNDDOWN(MINUTE(E5)/6,0) & " Hours "
- Press Enter.
- After that, double-click on the Fill Handle icon to copy the formula up to cell F14.
- You will notice all the minutes of the duration converted into the tenth of an hour.
Finally, we can say that our formula works successfully, and we are able to convert minutes to tenths of an hour in Excel.
🔎 Breakdown of the Formula
We are breaking down the formula for cell F5.
👉 MINUTE(E5): The MINUTE function extracts the minutes from the cell. Here, the function returns 30.
👉 ROUNDDOWN(MINUTE(E5)/6,0): The ROUNDDOWN function round up the divisional value of the MINUTE function and 6. Here, the formula returns 5.
👉 HOUR(E5): The HOUR function returns the hour value. Here, the value is 7.
👉 HOUR(E5) & “.” & ROUNDDOWN(MINUTE(E5)/6,0) & ” Hours “: Finally, this formula shows us the final converted result. For this cell, the formula returns 7.5 Hours.
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Conclusion
That’s the end of this article. I hope that this article will be helpful for you and you will be able to convert minutes to tenths of an hour in Excel. Please share any further queries or recommendations with us in the comments section below if you have any other questions or suggestions.
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