To convert 493 minutes to hours, we have to calculate equivalent hours for 493 minutes.
To change 493 minutes into its equivalent number of hours, we need to calculate the total hours of the 493 minutes by performing division by the constant 60 minutes per hour.
To calculate the resultant hours we will use the following standard time formula.
60 minutes = 1 Hour
⇒1 minute = 1/60 hours
⇒493 minutes = 1/60 hours X 493
⇒ 493 minutes = (493 / 60 ) hours
⇒ 493 x 1/60 hours = 8.2166666666667 hours [as 1 hour = 60 minutes]
Therefore the number of hours = 8.2166666666667
Hence, after converting 493 in hours as calculated above, we can conclude that
493 minutes ≈ 8.217 hours
Therefore the final result for the query 493 minutes to hours is equivalent to 8.217 hours. (approximately)