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

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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}

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