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: There are 24 [[hour]]s in the [[day]] and 168 [[hour]]s in a [[week]]. | : There are 24 [[hour]]s in the [[day]] and 168 [[hour]]s in a [[week]]. | ||
: There are 60 [[minute]]s in an [[hour]] and 3600 [[second]]s in an [[hour]]. | : There are 60 [[minute]]s in an [[hour]] and 3600 [[second]]s in an [[hour]]. | ||
+ | |||
+ | ===Converting to Hours=== | ||
+ | {| class="wikitable" | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | style="height:20px; width:200px; text-align:center;" |'''Unit''' | ||
+ | | style="height:20px; width:200px; text-align:center;" |'''To convert''' | ||
+ | | style="height:20px; width:200px; text-align:center;" |'''Hours''' | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | style="height:20px; width:200px; text-align:center;" |1 second (s) | ||
+ | | style="height:20px; width:200px; text-align:center;" |Convert to [[hour]]s /60 /60 | ||
+ | | style="height:20px; width:200px; text-align:center;" |1/3600th of an [[hour]]. | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | style="height:20px; width:200px; text-align:center;" |1 minute (min) | ||
+ | | style="height:20px; width:200px; text-align:center;" |Convert to [[minute]]s x60 | ||
+ | | style="height:20px; width:200px; text-align:center;" |1/60th of an [[hour]] | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | style="height:20px; width:200px; text-align:center;" |1 hour (hr) | ||
+ | | style="height:20px; width:200px; text-align:center;" |Convert to [[hour]]s x1 | ||
+ | | style="height:20px; width:200px; text-align:center;" |1hr | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | style="height:20px; width:200px; text-align:center;" |1 day | ||
+ | | style="height:20px; width:200px; text-align:center;" |Convert to [[hour]]s x24 | ||
+ | | style="height:20px; width:200px; text-align:center;" |24hr | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | style="height:20px; width:200px; text-align:center;" |1 week | ||
+ | | style="height:20px; width:200px; text-align:center;" |Convert to [[hour]]s x24x7 | ||
+ | | style="height:20px; width:200px; text-align:center;" |168hr | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | style="height:20px; width:200px; text-align:center;" |1 year | ||
+ | | style="height:20px; width:200px; text-align:center;" |Convert to [[hour]]s x24x365.25 | ||
+ | | style="height:20px; width:200px; text-align:center;" |8766hr | ||
+ | |} | ||
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: There are 24 [[hour]]s in the [[day]] and 168 [[hour]]s in a [[week]]. | : There are 24 [[hour]]s in the [[day]] and 168 [[hour]]s in a [[week]]. | ||
: There are 60 [[minute]]s in an [[hour]] and 3600 [[second]]s in an [[hour]]. | : There are 60 [[minute]]s in an [[hour]] and 3600 [[second]]s in an [[hour]]. | ||
+ | |||
+ | ===Converting to Hours=== | ||
+ | {| class="wikitable" | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | style="height:20px; width:200px; text-align:center;" |'''Unit''' | ||
+ | | style="height:20px; width:200px; text-align:center;" |'''To convert''' | ||
+ | | style="height:20px; width:200px; text-align:center;" |'''Hours''' | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | style="height:20px; width:200px; text-align:center;" |1 second (s) | ||
+ | | style="height:20px; width:200px; text-align:center;" |Convert to [[hour]]s /60 /60 | ||
+ | | style="height:20px; width:200px; text-align:center;" |1/3600th of an [[hour]]. | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | style="height:20px; width:200px; text-align:center;" |1 minute (min) | ||
+ | | style="height:20px; width:200px; text-align:center;" |Convert to [[minute]]s x60 | ||
+ | | style="height:20px; width:200px; text-align:center;" |1/60th of an [[hour]] | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | style="height:20px; width:200px; text-align:center;" |1 hour (hr) | ||
+ | | style="height:20px; width:200px; text-align:center;" |Convert to [[hour]]s x1 | ||
+ | | style="height:20px; width:200px; text-align:center;" |1hr | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | style="height:20px; width:200px; text-align:center;" |1 day | ||
+ | | style="height:20px; width:200px; text-align:center;" |Convert to [[hour]]s x24 | ||
+ | | style="height:20px; width:200px; text-align:center;" |24hr | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | style="height:20px; width:200px; text-align:center;" |1 week | ||
+ | | style="height:20px; width:200px; text-align:center;" |Convert to [[hour]]s x24x7 | ||
+ | | style="height:20px; width:200px; text-align:center;" |168hr | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | style="height:20px; width:200px; text-align:center;" |1 year | ||
+ | | style="height:20px; width:200px; text-align:center;" |Convert to [[hour]]s x24x365.25 | ||
+ | | style="height:20px; width:200px; text-align:center;" |8766hr | ||
+ | |} |
Latest revision as of 08:29, 26 March 2019
Contents
Key Stage 2
Key Stage 3
Meaning
Hours are a unit of time equivalent to 60 minutes.
About Hours
- Hours may be shortened to h or hr with a lower case h and a lower case r.
- There are 24 hours in the day and 168 hours in a week.
- There are 60 minutes in an hour and 3600 seconds in an hour.
Converting to Hours
Unit | To convert | Hours |
1 second (s) | Convert to hours /60 /60 | 1/3600th of an hour. |
1 minute (min) | Convert to minutes x60 | 1/60th of an hour |
1 hour (hr) | Convert to hours x1 | 1hr |
1 day | Convert to hours x24 | 24hr |
1 week | Convert to hours x24x7 | 168hr |
1 year | Convert to hours x24x365.25 | 8766hr |
Key Stage 4
Meaning
Hours are a unit of time that are 3600 times larger than the SI Unit of time; the second.
About Hours
- Hours may be shortened to h or hr with a lower case h and a lower case r.
- Scientists don't generally use hours. However they are used by the general public when thinking about journey times between cities.
- Hours are used when calculating speed in miles per hour.
- There are 24 hours in the day and 168 hours in a week.
- There are 60 minutes in an hour and 3600 seconds in an hour.
Converting to Hours
Unit | To convert | Hours |
1 second (s) | Convert to hours /60 /60 | 1/3600th of an hour. |
1 minute (min) | Convert to minutes x60 | 1/60th of an hour |
1 hour (hr) | Convert to hours x1 | 1hr |
1 day | Convert to hours x24 | 24hr |
1 week | Convert to hours x24x7 | 168hr |
1 year | Convert to hours x24x365.25 | 8766hr |