Convert hours to minutes and minutes to hours

There are no predefined functions in CFML for this, so we have to write some lines of code.

The code:

<cfset tot_minutes = "145"> <!--- Convert to h/m ---> <cfset hours = int(tot_minutes/60)> <cfset minutes = int(tot_minutes MOD 60)> <cfoutput>#tot_minutes# minutes: #hours# hours and #minutes# minutes.</cfoutput> <br> <!--- Convert back to minutes ---> <cfset tot_minutes_back = (hours * 60) + minutes> Total minutes: <cfoutput>#tot_minutes_back#</cfoutput>

The output:

145 minutes: 2 hours and 25 minutes.
Total minutes: 145

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User Comments: 1

 Converting minutes to hours....

how do I convert minutes to hours by using a simple dividing technique?
Sample: 150 minutes = 2 1/2 hours.

I can do that one in my head (!!) but if it comes to larger numbers, this becomes more difficult...
We need an answer that breaks down to hours and then 1/4, 1/2 and 3/4 hours.
What simple way is there to do that?