Question

Jasmine's dessert takes 3½ minutes to cook in the microwave. how many seconds is this?

Answer 1

Answer: 210   60x3 + 1/2 x 60 x 1

Answer 2

210 seconds.

Explanation:

Given,

The time taken by jasmine's dessert =
`3(1)/(2)` minutes,

We know that,

1 minute = 60 seconds,

Hence, the time taken by jasmine's dessert

`= 60* 3(1)/(2)`

`=60* (7)/(2)`

`=(420)/(2)`

`=210\text{ seconds}`