The Babylonians thought it was a good idea. Helped by the fact that 60 is divisible by several small integers so that it is easy to work out a quarter of an hour or a fifth.
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There are 60 mins in a single hour.
Yes, there are 60 mins in an hour
1 hour = 60 minutes therefore 60 mins + 42 mins = 102 mins 102 mins x 60 seconds = 6120 seconds 6120 seconds
60 mins = 1 hour
It is only a historical convention.