Question

The number of seconds in one minute is:
(a) 60
(b) 120
(c) 900
(d) 600

Answer 1

Answer:

60 seconds

Explanation:

1 minute = 60 seconds

Answer 2

Answer: 60 seconds make one minute and 60 minutes make an hour. These divisions were first used by the Babylonians.

• In the early 3500 BC number system was derived by the Sumerians.
• With the help of the sundial and the stars early people divided the day and the night time.
• They also calculated the time with the help of the shadow, the growth and the reduction of the shadow was used to divide and calculate the time.