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Nov 16, 2017

Convert seconds into minutes

There are 60 seconds in 1 minute

So, how many minutes is 50,000 seconds?

So, divide 50,000 by 60 to get how many minutes that is

50,000 divide 60 = 833.33 minutes

Now, convert minutes to hours

There are 60 minutes in 1 hour

Divide 833.33 by 60 to get how many hours that is

833.33 divide 60 = 13.88 hours

there are 24 hours in a day

Divide 24 by 13.88

24 divide 13.88 = 1.72

Nov 16, 2017

~~0.5787" days to 4 dec. places"

Explanation:

"using the following conversions"

• " 1 minute "=60" seconds"

• " 1 hour "=60" minutes"

• " 1 day "=24" hours"

"seconds "-:60to" minutes"

"minutes "-:60to" hours"

"hours "-:24to" days"

"thus dividing seconds by "(60xx60xx24)" gives days"

rArr(50000)/(60xx60xx24)=0.5787037....

rArr~~0.5787" days to 4 decimal places"