42 minutes
There are 60 minutes in one hour, so divide the number of minutes by 60.
| 37 minutes to hours | 0.6167 hours |
| 38 minutes to hours | 0.6333 hours |
| 39 minutes to hours | 0.65 hours |
| 40 minutes to hours | 0.6667 hours |
| 41 minutes to hours | 0.6833 hours |
| 43 minutes to hours | 0.7167 hours |
| 44 minutes to hours | 0.7333 hours |
| 45 minutes to hours | 0.75 hours |
| 46 minutes to hours | 0.7667 hours |
| 47 minutes to hours | 0.7833 hours |
42 minutes comes to 0.7 hours: divide by 60, since each hour holds 60 minutes. That is 42 minutes.
The rule is hours = minutes ÷ 60. For 42 minutes that is 42 ÷ 60 = 0.7 hours.
Written as hours and minutes, 42 minutes is 42 minutes — that is 0.7 hours in decimal form.
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Or convert the other way: 0.7 hours to minutes.