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For historical reasons. Certain ancient cultures favored multiples of 12, since they have many integer factors.

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Q: Why are there 60 seconds in a minute 60 minutes in an hour and so on and so forth?
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Formula of how many seconds in 1 hour?

(60 minutes/hour) x (60 seconds/minute) =(60 x 60) (minutes - seconds / hour - minutes)= 3,600 seconds per hour


How many days are in 4000 seconds?

60 seconds in a minute, 60 minutes in an hour, so 3600 seconds in an hour. 4000 seconds is about an hour and 7 minutes.


How many seconds does a minute have?

In one minute there are 60 seconds. In one hour there are 60 minutes & 3600 seconds.


How minutes are in a hours?

in an hour there is 60 minutes. but in a minute there is 60 seconds.


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5


How much seconds are there in a minute?

There are 60 seconds in a minute. There are 60 minutes in an hour and there are 24 hours in one day.


How many seconds arethere in 1 hour?

60 (minutes/hour) x 60 (seconds/minute) = 3600 (seconds/hour).


How many minutes are these in an hour?

you mean, "How many minutes are THERE in an hour?" in that case, the answer is 60 minutes. and 60 seconds per minute. total 3600 seconds per hour.


7.5 hours equal to many seconds?

Multiply by 3600 - that is 60 minutes/hour x 60 seconds/minute.Multiply by 3600 - that is 60 minutes/hour x 60 seconds/minute.Multiply by 3600 - that is 60 minutes/hour x 60 seconds/minute.Multiply by 3600 - that is 60 minutes/hour x 60 seconds/minute.


How many hours and minute?

60 seconds in a minute 60 minutes in an hour and 2 seconds in this answer, gg


How many seconds in each hour?

60 seconds in each minute. There are 60 minutes in each hour.


How meany seconds are in one hour?

60 seconds in a minute. 60 minutes in a hour. 60*60=3600 seconds in one hour.