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Convert seconds to hours?
To convert hours to seconds, multiply by 3600 (60 minutes multiplied by 60 seconds)
How many seconds in a minute of latitude?
1 minute = 60 seconds, just as in time.
How many seconds in 60 minutes?
1 minute = 60 seconds→ 60 minutes = 60 x 60 seconds = 3,600 seconds
How many minutes are there in 60 seconds?
There are 60 seconds in one minute.To work this out multiply 60 (seconds) by 60 (minutes) 60 x 60 = 3,600Therefore there are 3,600 seconds in 60 minutes.
True or false The number of hours in a day is measured in the tens.?
False. The number of hours in a day is measured in base 10, which means there are 24 hours in a day. Each hour consists of 60 minutes, and each minute consists of 60 seconds. This system of time measurement is based on the concept of using a base 60 system for minutes and seconds within a base 24 system for hours.
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