Question

what part of a hour is 5 seconds? as a fraction

Answer 1

Answer:

1 hour = 3600 secs

5/ 3600 = 1/720

5 secs is 1/ 720 th part of 3600

Answer 2

5 seconds is equivalent to 1/720 of an hour.  

Given:

What part of an hour is 5 seconds? as a fraction      

Solution:

There are 60 seconds in a minute, and 60 minutes in an hour.

Hence, No of seconds in 1 hours = 60 x 60 = 3600 seconds

Let's assume that 'x' be the part 5 seconds in 1 hour

=> 5 seconds / 3600 seconds = x / 1 hour

=> 5 seconds × 1 hour = 3600 sec ×  x

=> 5 hours = 3600x sec

=> x = 5/3600

=> x = 1/720

Therefore,

5 seconds is equivalent to 1/720 of an hour.  

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