Why is a second called a second?
When early armies did marching drills, they timed themselves by the time it took for a man to do a standard pace/step. The basic unit was determined as the time for a complete stepping cycle - first foot followed by the "second" foot - this unit of time was equivalent to what became called a "second". Time yourself walking 120 paces and you will find that it takes you very close to 60 seconds.
How many minutes is it before 5pm if 30 minutes ago it was four times as many minutes past 3pm?
18 minutes
How many seconds is in 300 minutes?
1 minute = 60 seconds. Therefore:
How many times a day is the hour hand opposite the minute hand?
22 times a day (11 times every 12 hours)
Approximate times:
12:32:43
1:38:10
2:43:38
3:49:05
4:54:32
6:00:00
7:05:27
8:10:54
9:16:21
10:21:49
11:27:16
(see the related questions below)
Find the average time for 8.7 minutes 9.3 minutes and 10.2 minutes?
9.4 minutes. (8.7+9.3+10.2 = 28.2 28.2/3 = 9.4)
There are 1,576,800 MINUTES in 3 whole years!! Dang!! Thats a lot :O