Convert 2 Hours to Seconds: Solving Time Unit Equation

Question

2hr=?sec 2hr=?sec

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Step-by-Step Solution

To solve this problem, we'll follow these steps:

  • Step 1: Convert hours to minutes.
  • Step 2: Convert minutes to seconds.

Now, let's work through each step:

Step 1: Convert 2 hours to minutes. Since there are 60 minutes in an hour, multiply the number of hours by 60:

2 hours×60 minutes/hour=120 minutes2 \text{ hours} \times 60 \text{ minutes/hour} = 120 \text{ minutes}.

Step 2: Convert 120 minutes to seconds. Since there are 60 seconds in a minute, multiply the number of minutes by 60:

120 minutes×60 seconds/minute=7200 seconds120 \text{ minutes} \times 60 \text{ seconds/minute} = 7200 \text{ seconds}.

Therefore, the solution to the problem is 7200\boxed{7200} seconds.

Answer

7200 7200