Changing Times

Practise converting times from one unit to another

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This is level 1: Seconds and minutes (whole-number conversions)..

Click on the question marks in circles to get a hint and information about the format of your answer.

1

Convert 120 seconds into minutes.

Divide by 60 because there are 60 seconds in 1 minute.
Type your answer in this format:
" minutes"
Type your answer in this format:
" minutes"

2

Convert 5 minutes into seconds.

Multiply by 60.
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" seconds"
Type your answer in this format:
" seconds"

3

Convert 180 seconds into minutes.

180 ÷ 60.
Type your answer in this format:
" minutes"
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" minutes"

4

Convert 9 minutes into seconds.

9 × 60.
Type your answer in this format:
" seconds"
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" seconds"

5

Convert 75 seconds into minutes and seconds.

60 seconds makes 1 minute. See what is left over.
Type your answer in this format:
" minute seconds"
Type your answer in this format:
" minute seconds"

6

Convert 8 minutes 20 seconds into seconds.

8 minutes is 8 × 60 seconds, then add 20.
Type your answer in this format:
" seconds"
Type your answer in this format:
" seconds"

7

Convert 245 seconds into minutes and seconds.

Divide by 60. The remainder is seconds.
Type your answer in this format:
" minutes seconds"
Type your answer in this format:
" minutes seconds"

8

Convert 14 minutes 35 seconds into seconds.

14 × 60 + 35.
Type your answer in this format:
" seconds"
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" seconds"

9

Convert 630 seconds into minutes and seconds.

630 ÷ 60 gives minutes, remainder seconds.
Type your answer in this format:
" minutes seconds"
Type your answer in this format:
" minutes seconds"

10

A video lasts 11 minutes 50 seconds. How many seconds is that?

11 × 60 + 50.
Type your answer in this format:
" seconds"
Type your answer in this format:
" seconds"

Check

Can you correct your mistakes in order to get full marks?

This is Changing Times level 1. You can also try:
Level 2 Level 3 Level 4 Level 5 Level 6 Level 7 Level 8

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Level 1 - Seconds and minutes (whole-number conversions).

Level 2 - Seconds and decimal minutes (convert seconds to decimal minutes and decimal minutes to seconds).

Level 3 - Minutes and hours (whole-number conversions, including hours and minutes).

Level 4 - Minutes and decimal hours (convert minutes to decimal hours and decimal hours to minutes).

Level 5 - Mixed time formats (convert between h:min:s and a single unit such as minutes or seconds).

Level 6 - Timetables and everyday timing (use conversions in simple real-life situations and finish-time questions).

Level 7 - Days, weeks, months and years (convert between hours, days and weeks etc., including decimal forms).

Level 8 - Rates that force time conversions (speed, flow, pay and download rate problems) and multi-step conversions with rounding.

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