Question

15 minutes and 56 seconds. plus 2 minutes and 56 seconds in minutes and seconds

Answer 1

To add 15 minutes and 56 seconds to 2 minutes and 56 seconds, we can first add the minutes and then the seconds separately.

1. Add the minutes:
\( 15 \text{ minutes} + 2 \text{ minutes} = 17 \text{ minutes} \)

2. Add the seconds:
\( 56 \text{ seconds} + 56 \text{ seconds} = 112 \text{ seconds} \)

Now, we need to convert the total seconds to minutes and seconds.

Since 1 minute is equal to 60 seconds:
- \( 112 \text{ seconds} = 1 \text{ minute} + 52 \text{ seconds} \) (because \( 112 - 60 = 52 \))

Now we add the extra minute to the minutes we already calculated:

3. Total minutes:
\( 17 \text{ minutes} + 1 \text{ minute} = 18 \text{ minutes} \)

Putting it all together:

The final result is **18 minutes and 52 seconds**.