How would you represent 5 hours and 45 minutes in hours as decimals?

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Solution

60 minutes = 1 hour

1 minute = $\frac{1}{60}$ hour

45 minutes = 45 × $\frac{1}{60}$
= $\frac{45}{60}$
= 0.75 hours

So, 5 hours and 45 minutes $= (5 + 0.75) = 5.75$ hours

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