Conversion formula

The conversion factor from seconds to hours is 0.00027777777777778, which means that 1 second is equal to 0.00027777777777778 hours:

1 s = 0.00027777777777778 hr

To convert 38.5 seconds into hours we have to multiply 38.5 by the conversion factor in order to get the time amount from seconds to hours. We can also form a simple proportion to calculate the result:

1 s → 0.00027777777777778 hr

38.5 s → T_(hr)

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

T_(hr) = 38.5 s × 0.00027777777777778 hr

T_(hr) = 0.010694444444444 hr

The final result is:

38.5 s → 0.010694444444444 hr

We conclude that 38.5 seconds is equivalent to 0.010694444444444 hours:

38.5 seconds = 0.010694444444444 hours

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 hour is equal to 93.506493506494 × 38.5 seconds.

Another way is saying that 38.5 seconds is equal to 1 ÷ 93.506493506494 hours.

Approximate result

For practical purposes we can round our final result to an approximate numerical value. We can say that thirty-eight point five seconds is approximately zero point zero one one hours:

38.5 s ≅ 0.011 hr

An alternative is also that one hour is approximately ninety-three point five zero six times thirty-eight point five seconds.

Conversion table

seconds to hours chart

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