time sheet minutes to decimals
On most timesheet reports, the minutes will be reflected in a decimal form. But donât fearâ¦our timecard reports give you the decimal format (used in payroll) and the equivalent time in hours and minutes (numbers we are used to seeing). For example, 4.35 hours in NOT 4 hours and 35 minutes. Because time is a number system with 60 as its base (not 100 based) the math is not that easy. In reality 4.35 hours is actually 4 hours and 21 minutes. The calculation is .35 x 60=21 minutes or 21Ã·60=.35. It helps to think of the basic time conversions we know (see the last row in the chart):