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What percentage of 1 hour is 15 minutes?

solution

1 hour = 60minutes

To get %'ge we take the fraction of 15min in 1 hour(60min) and multiply by 100.

= 15      x 100

  60

= 15 ¹     x 100

 60₄

= 1      x 100²⁵  

  4

= 25%

Hence percentage of 15 minutes in 1 hour is 25 %

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NECTA FORM II - 2013 QN. 7

What percentage of 1 hour is 15 minutes?