Converting time to decimals

Gap-fill exercise

Fill in all the gaps, then press "Check" to check your answers. Use the "Hint" button to get a free letter if an answer is giving you trouble. You can also click on the "[?]" button to get a clue. Note that you will lose points if you ask for hints or clues!
Watch this video first.http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VNBnhcW9nxI

To work out an employee's pay the time they have worked needs to be converted to a decimal. Can you complete this table? Round your answers to 4 decimal places.
Example 15 minutes =15/60 = 0.25 hours

MinutesDecimal Hours
50.0833
10
15
20
25
30
35
40
45
50
55


This table shows the hours and minutes 5 employees worked and their rate of pay. Can you complete the table to calculate how much they should be paid? It is important that you do not round the decimal number of hours before you multiply by the hourly rate, otherwise you may not be paying the employees enough! To fill in the table round the decimal hours to 4 places. You will need to round money to 2 decimal places.




NameHourly WageTime workedDecimal hours workedGross pay this week
Jo£6.31 (Minimum wage) 40 hours 30 minutes40.5
Emily£7.4037 hours 15 minutes
Saeed£8.0539 hours 5 minutes
Chris£9.9021 hours 25 minutes
Teresa£10.9030 hours 30 minutes