def convert_time(hours, minutes):
    minutes_in_hour = 60
    mnt = hours * minutes_in_hour
    total = minutes + mnt
    return total

#%%

hours = 5
minutes = 15
converted = convert_time(hours,minutes)
print(converted)

#%% Instead of writing function from scratch, you should first implement the 
# functionality, as in the code below. Then, you can pack it in the function. 

hours = 5
minutes = 15
minutes_in_hour = 60
mnt = hours * minutes_in_hour
total = minutes + mnt