How to Convert Fractions From Seconds to Minutes

Converting a number of seconds given in fractional form to its equivalent value in minutes is a task you might do when preparing an estimate of how many times a certain task that takes less than a minute could be performed in a span of time that is greater than a minute but less than an hour. Whatever the case, conversion of a fractional value of seconds to minutes is a simple matter of fractional multiplication.

You can convert seconds given in fraction form by multiplying the denominator by 60.

1. Convert the supplied value for seconds into a simplified fraction. For example, a value of 2 1/2 seconds can be expressed as 5/2 seconds.

2. Multiply the denominator of the fraction by 60 to obtain its equivalent value in minutes, as dividing a fraction by 60 is the same thing as multiplying it by 1/60. In the example, 2 * 60 yields a value of 5/120 minutes.

3. Simplify the resulting fraction, if possible. In the example, 5/120 minutes is equal to 1/24 minutes.