How to Calculate MPH into Hours

When planning a journey, it's a good idea to know roughly how long the trip will take so that you can plan for things like traffic, daylight and business's hours of operation. A simple bit of math will allow you to turn your average speed in miles per hour into the number of hours and minutes the journey will last.

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Instructions

    • 1

      Divide the length of the journey by the average speed you will be traveling in miles per hour (mph).

    • 2

      Take the answer from step 1 and reduce the decimal to two places (if applicable). Determine whether to keep the second numeral the same or round it up by looking at the third numeral. If it is five or higher, round the second numeral up by one. If the third numeral is four or lower, keep the second numeral the same. You now have your trip's time expressed in hours and a fraction of an hour.

    • 3

      Convert the fractional hour into minutes by multiplying it by six and then dividing that total by 10. Add this number of minutes to the whole number from step 1 (the number of hours) to determine the time your journey will take.

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