Question

There are 60 seconds in a minute and 60 minutes in an hour. How many seconds are in one hour? You may use the area model to solve. Show your work (algorithm)

Answer 1

3600 seconds

Explanation:

There are 60 seconds in a minute and 60 minutes in an hour. How many seconds are in one hour?

Using area model

60 seconds = 1 minute

60 minutes = 1 hour

The number of second in an hours

= 1 minute = 60 seconds

60 minutes(1 hour) = x

Cross Multiply

= 60 minutes × 60 seconds/1 minute

= 3600 seconds

Hence, 1 hour = 3600 seconds