Question

What fraction of an hour is 56 minutes?
Give your answer in its simplest form.

Answer 1

Answer:

$\frac{14}{15}$

Step-by-step explanation:

There are 60 minutes in an hour, thus

56 minutes = $\frac{56}{60}$ of an hour

To simplify divide 56 and 60 by 4

56 minutes = $\frac{14}{15}$ ← in simplest form