Question

Make the following conversions. Round to 2 decimal places, where necessary.5 minutes 15 seconds toa. Seconds: ? secb. Minutes: ? min

Answer 1

Given:

5 minutes 15 seconds

a.

`5\text{ minutes 15seconds = (5}*60)+15`
`5\text{ minutes 15seconds = }315\text{ seconds}`

b.

`5\text{ minutes 15seconds = }5+(15)/(60)\text{ minutes}`
`5\text{ minutes 15seconds = }5+0.25`
`5\text{ minutes 15seconds = }5.25\text{ minutes}`