2 hours in seconds
Understand the Problem
The question is asking how many seconds are in 2 hours. To solve this, we will convert hours to seconds by multiplying the number of hours by the number of seconds in an hour (3600 seconds).
Answer
7200 seconds
Answer for screen readers
7200 seconds
Steps to Solve
- Identify the conversion factor
We know that there are 3600 seconds in 1 hour.
- Set up the multiplication
Since we want to find out how many seconds are in 2 hours, we will multiply 2 hours by the conversion factor of 3600 seconds/hour:
$$ 2 \text{ hours} \times 3600 \text{ seconds/hour} $$
- Perform the calculation
Now we can calculate the total number of seconds:
$$ 2 \times 3600 = 7200 $$
- State the result
Thus, the total number of seconds in 2 hours is:
$$ 7200 \text{ seconds} $$
7200 seconds
More Information
To understand this better, note that each hour contains 60 minutes, and each minute contains 60 seconds. Therefore, when multiplying 60 minutes by 60 seconds, we indeed get 3600 seconds, which confirms our calculation.
Tips
- Forgetting that there are 3600 seconds in an hour.
- Confusing minutes and seconds when performing the conversion.
- Not multiplying properly; ensure calculations are accurate.
