Question

The number of seconds varies directly as the number of minutes. When 300 seconds have passes, 5 minutes have passed. If 480 seconds have passed, how many minutes have passed

Answer 1

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We know that 1 minute = 60 seconds.

5 minutes = 300 seconds because 60 × 5 = 300

360 seconds would be 6 muinutes. 420 seconds would be 7 minutes. That means 480 seconds = 8 minutes, so 8 minutes have passed.