There are 60 minutes in an hour. This is the simple, man-made concept to keep in mind when calculating minutes as a fraction of an hour. The best way to understand the calculation of minutes as fractions of an hour is to first visualize some common hour-fractions which we see every day.nd twenty minutes equals twenty times one-sixtieth (i.e., 20 x 1/60), which is one-third (20/60 = 1/3) of an hour. We have now mastered the art of calculating minutes as fractions of the hour.
Your oncologist or primary care doctor may recommend hospice services to you if you are estimated to have 6 months or less to live. The goals of hospice are to: 1  Help you live comfortably at the end stage of your life.  Help you and your family cope with the changes that are happening.
The life expectancy must be 6 months or less but that doesn't mean 6 months is the average time. Some patients, and sadly too many patients, are not placed on hospice when they initially meet criteria. As long as a patient meets hospice criteria, after the original admission, they can remain on hospice until they die. I've had patients over a year that met all criteria and I've had patients that were on for as little as a few minutes, so as you can see, it varies greatly.