Question
During a storm, an apartment building lost power for 2.6 hours. For how many seconds was the power out?
9360 seconds
6400 seconds
3744 seconds
156 seconds
9360 seconds
6400 seconds
3744 seconds
156 seconds
Answers
GPT-4o mini
To convert hours to seconds, we use the fact that 1 hour is equal to 3600 seconds.
First, calculate the total seconds in 2.6 hours:
\[
2.6 \, \text{hours} \times 3600 \, \text{seconds/hour} = 9360 \, \text{seconds}
\]
Therefore, the power was out for **9360 seconds**.
First, calculate the total seconds in 2.6 hours:
\[
2.6 \, \text{hours} \times 3600 \, \text{seconds/hour} = 9360 \, \text{seconds}
\]
Therefore, the power was out for **9360 seconds**.