Question

It takes 3 minutes to heat a meal in the microwave.

Which expression could be used to figure out the number of seconds it takes to heat a meal?
(60 seconds = 1 minute)

A.
3 + 60

B.
60 × 3

C.
60 + 3

D.
60 ÷ 3

Answer 1

Hello there!
Since we know that there is 60 seconds in a minute and we know that it takes 3 minutes to heat a meal, we use the expression 60 x 3 to find out the number of seconds it takes to heat a meal.
So B. 60 x 3 is your answer.
Hope I helped!

Answer 2

It would be 60 times 3
to convert minutes into seconds, you multiply whatever the minutes are by 60
so
B.