Question

How many seconds are there in
a) $ 6 $ minutes.
b) $ 15 $ minutes

Answer 1

Hint: In order to deal with this question we will use the basic concept of time that is a period of time equal to sixty seconds or a sixtieth of an hour is called a minute. So according to it we will convert given minutes into seconds.

Complete step-by-step answer:
Let us take a part
a) $ 6 $ minutes
As we know that one of the $ 60 $ parts that an hour is divided into, consisting of $ 60 $ seconds is called a minute
Or $ 1 $ minute = $ 60 $ seconds
Now for $ 6 $ minutes we will multiply $ 6 $ by $ 60 $ seconds
So, $ 6 $ minutes $ = 6 \times 60 $
Further by multiplying , we have
 $ 6 $ minutes $ = 360 $ seconds
Now by taking b part

b) $ 15 $ minutes
Again by using the above same definition of minute we have
 $ 1 $ minute = $ 60 $ seconds
Now for $ 15 $ minutes we will multiply $ 15 $ by $ 60 $ seconds
So, $ 15 $ minutes $ = 15 \times 60 $ seconds
By simplifying , we get
 $ 15 $ minutes $ = 900 $ seconds
Hence , $ 6 $ minutes $ = 360 $ seconds and $ 15 $ minutes $ = 900 $ seconds

Note: $ 1 $ minutes contains $ 60 $ seconds $ 1 $ hour contains $ 60 $ minutes and by converting it into seconds it would be equal to $ 60 \times 60 = 3600 $ seconds. A day contains $ 24 $ hours which is equal to $ 1440 $ minutes and $ 86,400 $ seconds.