Minute
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Key Stage 2
Meaning
A minute is a length of time the same as 60 seconds.
About Minutes
Key Stage 3
Meaning
Minutes (min) are a unit of time.
About Minutes
- Minutes are often shortened to min, all lower case letters.
- There are 60 minutes in one hour and 1440 minutes in a day.
- There are 60 seconds in 1 minute.
Converting to Minutes
| Unit | To convert | Minutes |
| 1 second (s) | Convert to minutes /60 | 1/60th of a minute. |
| 1 minute (min) | Convert to minutes x1 | 1min |
| 1 hour (hr) | Convert to minutes x60 | 60min |
| 1 day | Convert to minutes x60x24 | 1440min |
| 1 week | Convert to minutes x60x24x7 | 10080min |
| 1 year | Convert to minutes x60x24x365.25 | 525960min |
Key Stage 4
Meaning
Minutes (min) are a unit of time that are 60 times larger than the SI Unit of time; the second.
About Minutes
- Minutes are often shortened to min, all lower case letters.
- There are 60 minutes in one hour and 1440 minutes in a day.
- There are 60 seconds in 1 minute.
Converting to Minutes
| Unit | To convert | Minutes |
| 1 second (s) | Convert to minutes /60 | 1/60th of a minute. |
| 1 minute (min) | Convert to minutes x1 | 1min |
| 1 hour (hr) | Convert to minutes x60 | 60min |
| 1 day | Convert to minutes x60x24 | 1440min |
| 1 week | Convert to minutes x60x24x7 | 10080min |
| 1 year | Convert to minutes x60x24x365.25 | 525960min |