Question

Use the conversion factor method shown below to help answer the question.

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How many seconds are in one day?

There are
seconds in a day.

Answer 1

To find out how many seconds are in one day, we can use the following conversion factors:

1 day = 24 hours
1 hour = 60 minutes
1 minute = 60 seconds

Now we can set up the conversion:

\[
1 \text{ day} = 24 \text{ hours} \times 60 \text{ minutes/hour} \times 60 \text{ seconds/minute}
\]

Calculating this gives:

\[
1 \text{ day} = 24 \times 60 \times 60
\]

Calculating step by step:

1. \( 24 \times 60 = 1440 \) minutes in a day.
2. \( 1440 \times 60 = 86400 \) seconds in a day.

So, there are **86400 seconds** in a day.