Explanation:
1 hour = 60 minutes
40 minutes out of an hour can be written as: 40/60
Fraction = 40/60
= (2 × 30) / (3 × 20)
Canceling out common factors of numerator and denominator, we get 2/3
Therefore, 40 minutes is 2/3 of an hour.
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