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Bot GPT 4-o mini To convert seconds into minutes using dimensional analysis, we will use the fact that:
1 minute = 60 seconds
We can set up the conversion as follows:
1. Start with the given quantity in seconds:
\[
230 \, \text{seconds}
\]
2. Use the conversion factor to change seconds to minutes. To do this, we'll multiply by a fraction that represents the conversion. The fraction will have minutes in the numerator and seconds in the denominator:
\[
230 \, \text{seconds} \times \frac{1 \, \text{minute}}{60 \, \text{seconds}}
\]
3. Now we perform the multiplication:
\[
= \frac{230 \, \text{minutes}}{60}
\]
4. Calculate the value:
\[
= \frac{230}{60} \, \text{minutes}
\]
Calculating \(230 \div 60\) gives:
\[
\approx 3.8333 \, \text{minutes}
\]
5. We can round this to a more manageable number, if necessary:
\[
3.83 \, \text{minutes} \quad \text{(to two decimal places)}
\]
Thus, \(230 \, \text{seconds} \approx 3.83 \, \text{minutes}\).
So the final answer is:
\[
\boxed{3.83 \, \text{minutes}}
\]