Question

Make the following conversions. Round to 2 decimal places, where necessary.5 minutes 15 seconds toa. Seconds: ? secb. Minutes: ? min

Answer 1

Given:

5 minutes 15 seconds

a.

$5\text{ minutes 15seconds = (5}\times60)+15$$5\text{ minutes 15seconds = }315\text{ seconds}$

b.

$5\text{ minutes 15seconds = }5+\frac{15}{60}\text{ minutes}$$5\text{ minutes 15seconds = }5+0.25$$5\text{ minutes 15seconds = }5.25\text{ minutes}$