Weighted averages are used often in investing. It's basically how we measure the performance of our respective portfolios. In fact, the S&P 500 index is the weighted average performance of the 500 largest companies on the major U.S. stock exchanges by market capitalization.
To convert minutes in decimal format to a proper Excel time, just divide by 1440. For example, if you have a number that represents minutes in cell A1, use: If A1 contains the number 360 (representing 360 minutes) then the result will be 360/1440 = .25, since 360 minutes = 6 hours = 1/4 day.To see the result formatted in a normal time format, you'll need to change the number format to a time format.or example, if you have a number that represents minutes in cell A1, use: If A1 contains the number 360 (representing 360 minutes) then the result will be 360/1440 = .25, since 360 minutes = 6 hours = 1/4 day. To see the result formatted in a normal time format, you'll need to change the number format to a time format.
To convert time to just hours: 1  2 hours is 2 hours * (1 hour/ 1 hour) = 2 hours. 2  45 minutes is 45 minutes * (1 hour / 60 minutes) = 45/60 hours = 0.75 hours.  45 seconds is 45 seconds * (1 hour / 3600 seconds) = 45/3600 hours = 0.0125 hours.