Conversion formula

The conversion factor from seconds to minutes is 0.016666666666667, which means that 1 second is equal to 0.016666666666667 minutes:

1 s = 0.016666666666667 min

To convert 2.8 seconds into minutes we have to multiply 2.8 by the conversion factor in order to get the time amount from seconds to minutes. We can also form a simple proportion to calculate the result:

1 s → 0.016666666666667 min

2.8 s → T_(min)

Solve the above proportion to obtain the time T in minutes:

T_(min) = 2.8 s × 0.016666666666667 min

T_(min) = 0.046666666666667 min

The final result is:

2.8 s → 0.046666666666667 min

We conclude that 2.8 seconds is equivalent to 0.046666666666667 minutes:

2.8 seconds = 0.046666666666667 minutes

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 minute is equal to 21.428571428571 × 2.8 seconds.

Another way is saying that 2.8 seconds is equal to 1 ÷ 21.428571428571 minutes.

Approximate result

For practical purposes we can round our final result to an approximate numerical value. We can say that two point eight seconds is approximately zero point zero four seven minutes:

2.8 s ≅ 0.047 min

An alternative is also that one minute is approximately twenty-one point four two nine times two point eight seconds.

Conversion table

seconds to minutes chart

For quick reference purposes, below is the conversion table you can use to convert from seconds to minutes