Express 24 as a fraction of 60

24/60 = 2/5

Step-by-step explanation:

24/60

Divide both the numerator and denominator by a common factor, 6

4/10

Divide both the numerator and denominator by a common factor, 2

2/5

Because the number of minutes in an hour is fixed at 60, you can convert any number of minutes into a fraction of an hour by dividing it by 60. For example, 10 minutes is 10/60 = 1/6 of an hour, and 24 minutes is 24/60 = 6/15 of an hour.