Seconds To Minutes Conversion (sec To Min) - Inch Calculator

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• Seconds to Minutes Converter
• How to Convert Seconds to Minutes
• How to Convert Seconds to Minutes & Seconds
• What Is a Second?
• What Is a Minute?
• Second to Minute Conversion Table
• References

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How to Convert Seconds to Minutes

The fastest way to convert seconds to minutes is to use this formula:

minutes = seconds ÷ 60

The time in minutes is equal to the time in seconds divided by 60. Since there are 60 seconds in one minute, that's the conversion ratio used in the formula.

For example, here's how to convert 90 seconds to minutes using the formula above.

minutes = (90 sec ÷ 60) = 1.5 min

How to Convert Seconds to Minutes & Seconds

The formula above can be used to find the total minutes in decimal form, but if you want to convert seconds into minutes and seconds, then follow these steps.

• Divide the total seconds by 60 to get the total minutes in decimal form. Then, use the number to the left of the decimal point as the number of whole minutes.
• Find the remaining seconds by subtracting the whole minutes from the total minutes and multiplying the result by 60. These are the remaining seconds.
• Finally, put the even number of minutes and seconds into the form MM:SS, where MM are the whole minutes and SS are the seconds.

Seconds and minutes are both units used to measure time. Keep reading to learn more about each unit of measure.

What Is a Second?

The second has historically been defined as 1/60 of a minute or 1/86,400 of a day. According to the SI definition, the second is the duration of 9,192,631,770 oscillations of the frequency of light emitted from the atomic transition between the two hyperfine levels of the unperturbed ground state of the caesium 133 atom.[1]

The second is the SI base unit for time in the metric system. Seconds can be abbreviated as s, and are also sometimes abbreviated as sec. For example, 1 second can be written as 1 s or 1 sec.

Learn more about seconds.

What Is a Minute?

The minute is a period of time equal to 1/60 of an hour or 60 seconds.

The minute is an SI accepted unit for time for use with the metric system. Minutes can be abbreviated as min; for example, 1 minute can be written as 1 min.

Learn more about minutes.

Second to Minute Conversion Table

The chart below shows seconds and the equivalent value in minutes as a decimal or minutes and seconds.

Seconds converted to minutes and minutes & seconds.

Seconds	Minutes	Minutes & Seconds
1 sec	0.016667 min	0 min 1 sec
2 sec	0.033333 min	0 min 2 sec
3 sec	0.05 min	0 min 3 sec
4 sec	0.066667 min	0 min 4 sec
5 sec	0.083333 min	0 min 5 sec
6 sec	0.1 min	0 min 6 sec
7 sec	0.116667 min	0 min 7 sec
8 sec	0.133333 min	0 min 8 sec
9 sec	0.15 min	0 min 9 sec
10 sec	0.166667 min	0 min 10 sec
20 sec	0.333333 min	0 min 20 sec
30 sec	0.5 min	0 min 30 sec
40 sec	0.666667 min	0 min 40 sec
50 sec	0.833333 min	0 min 50 sec
60 sec	1 min	1 min
70 sec	1.1667 min	1 min 10 sec
80 sec	1.3333 min	1 min 20 sec
90 sec	1.5 min	1 min 30 sec
100 sec	1.6667 min	1 min 40 sec
200 sec	3.3333 min	3 min 20 sec
300 sec	5 min	5 min
400 sec	6.6667 min	6 min 40 sec
500 sec	8.3333 min	8 min 20 sec
600 sec	10 min	10 min
700 sec	11.67 min	11 min 40 sec
800 sec	13.33 min	13 min 20 sec
900 sec	15 min	15 min
1,000 sec	16.67 min	16 min 40 sec
2,000 sec	33.33 min	33 min 20 sec
3,000 sec	50 min	50 min
4,000 sec	66.67 min	66 min 40 sec
5,000 sec	83.33 min	83 min 20 sec
6,000 sec	100 min	100 min
7,000 sec	116.67 min	116 min 40 sec
8,000 sec	133.33 min	133 min 20 sec
9,000 sec	150 min	150 min
10,000 sec	166.67 min	166 min 40 sec

References

1. International Bureau of Weights and Measures, The International System of Units, 9th Edition, 2019, https://www.bipm.org/documents/20126/41483022/SI-Brochure-9-EN.pdf

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