Question

What fraction of an hour is 50 minutes?
Give your answer in its simplest form.

Answer 1

`(5)/(6)`

Explanation:

The fraction is expressed as 50 over the number of minutes in an hour.

note 1 hour = 60 minutes, thus

fraction =
`(50)/(60)` ← divide (cancel ) 50 and 60 by 10

fraction =
`(5)/(6)` ← in simplest form

Answer 2

Explanation:

1 hour=60 mins, 50/60=5/6

The answer is 5/6