Question

Write the conversion factor for seconds to minutes. Use the factor to convert 135 seconds to minutes.

Answer 1

The conversion factor is that 1 minute=60 seconds

so 135 (seconds) × 1 (minute)/60 (seconds)

Cancel out seconds and then divide 135 by 60 to get your answer.

Answer 2

Find out the conversion factor for seconds to minutes and convert 135 seconds to minutes.

To prove

1 minute = 60 second

for seconds to minutes.

`1 second = (1)/(60)\ minutes`

Therefore the conversion factor for seconds to minutes be

`= (1)/(60)\ minutes`

Now convert 135 seconds to minutes.

`= (135* 1)/(60)`

= 2.25 minutes

Hence proved