Five minutes are 0.08 military minutes. To find this result, use the following comparison of ratios:
60 : 1 = minutes : military minutes
In our case, this means that the military minutes are:
military minutes = 5/60 = 0.08
You can use military minutes to convert quickly the amount of time passed (rather than an hour): military minutes are given as a fraction of the unit. This means they are never larger than 1 and are always expressed as a decimal number. Read more