Explanation: This problem is quite simple if you break it down. As long as you know the basics: 24 hours in a day 60 minutes in an hour
If 2x24=48 (the number of hours in two days) and 3x24=72 (the number of hours in three days) then 5.5x24=132 (which must be the number of hours in 5.5 days)
We now know that there are 132 hours in 5.5 days, but we must find the amount of minutes. There is a good formula for this:
(Let "x" be the amount of hours and "y" be the total amount of minutes)
x•60=y If we substitute x for 132, we are now able to find our total 132•60= 7,920
You now get your answer. To prove this formula works, substitute "x" with "1." You will end up with 60 as your answer, which, as you already know, is this amount of minutes in an hour.
