To determine how long you worked, the general method involves knowing your start and end times, converting those times into a consistent time format (like 24-hour time or decimal hours), then subtracting the start time from the end time. If you took any breaks, subtract those from the total time worked. Here is a typical process to calculate work duration:
- Convert your start and end times to 24-hour format.
- Convert the minutes to decimal hours (dividing minutes by 60).
- Subtract the start time from the end time to get total hours worked.
- Subtract any unpaid break time from the total hours.
For example, if you worked from 9:00 AM to 5:30 PM with a 30-minute break:
- Convert 5:30 PM to 17.5 (decimal hours),
- Subtract 9.0 from 17.5 to get 8.5 hours,
- Subtract 0.5 hour break,
- Total work time = 8 hours.
If you provide your start time, end time, and break duration, it’s possible to calculate your exact work duration. Would you like to provide those and have it calculated? Or do you need a tool to help with this calculation?
