Question

Use the following conversions to answer the question.

60 seconds = 1 minute
60 minutes = 1 hour
24 hours = 1 day
How many minutes are there in a week?
A. 420
B. 1,400
C. 10,080
D. 604,800

Answer 1

C. 10,080

60•24=1,440
1,440•7=10,080

Answer 2

C. 10,080

Explanation:

There are 60 minutes in an hour, therefore 60 * 24 = minutes in a day and, 60 * 24 * 7 = minutes in a week, so 60 * 24 = 1440. and 60* 24 * 7

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1440 * 7 = 10080 minutes in a week.