Australia
Year 4
8.02 Convert units of time
Lesson
Are you ready?
Do you remember how many seconds are in a minute ? Or how many minutes are in an hour?
Examples
Example 1
Complete the statement with the missing number:
There are ⬚ seconds in 1 minute.
Worked Solution
Idea summary
1\text{ minute} = 60 \text{ seconds}
60 minutes in an hour
We are going to look at using multiplication and division to convert between hours, minutes, and seconds.
Examples
Example 2
It takes around 300 minutes to drive from Sydney to Thredbo.
How many hours is this?
Worked Solution
Idea summary
Remember:
\begin{aligned} 1\text{ Week} &= 7\text{ Days}\\ 1\text{ Day} &= 24\text{ Hours}\\ 1\text{ Hour} &= 60\text{ Minutes}\end{aligned}