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Example 2: Convert 6 minutes into seconds.

Solution: 1 minute = 60 seconds
6 minutes = 6 × 60 seconds = 360 seconds
Example 3: Convert 4 hours 20 minutes into minutes.

Solution: 1 hour = 60 minutes
4 hours = 4 × 60 minutes = 240 minutes

Thus, 4 hours 20 minutes = 240 minutes + 20 minutes = 260 minutes
Example 4: Convert 3 minutes 15 seconds into seconds.
Solution: 1 minute = 60 seconds
3 minutes = 3 × 60 seconds = 180 seconds

Thus, 3 minutes 15 seconds = 180 seconds + 15 seconds = 195 seconds

Minutes into Hours
To convert minutes into hours, we divide the minutes by 60. The quotient gives hours and
remainder as minutes.

Seconds into Minutes

To convert seconds into minutes, we divide the seconds by 60. The quotient gives minutes and
remainder as seconds.

Let’s Attempt

Example 1: Convert 680 minutes into hours.

Solution: 1 1 hours
60 6 8 0
– 6 0
8 0
– 6 0
2 0 minutes
Thus, 680 minutes = 11 hours 20 minutes

Example 2: Convert 975 seconds into minutes.

Solution: 1 6 minutes
60 9 7 5
– 6 0
3 7 5
– 3 6 0
1 5 seconds
Thus, 975 seconds = 16 minutes 15 seconds

Days into Hours
To convert days into hours, we multiply the days by 24.