Unit Converter
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 480 seconds into minutes we have to multiply 480 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
480 s → T(min)
Solve the above proportion to obtain the time T in minutes:
T(min) = 480 s × 0.016666666666667 min
T(min) = 8 min
The final result is:
480 s → 8 min
We conclude that 480 seconds is equivalent to 8 minutes:
480 seconds = 8 minutes
Alternative conversion
We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 minute is equal to 0.125 × 480 seconds.
Another way is saying that 480 seconds is equal to 1 ÷ 0.125 minutes.
Approximate result
For practical purposes we can round our final result to an approximate numerical value. We can say that four hundred eighty seconds is approximately eight minutes:
480 s ≅ 8 min
An alternative is also that one minute is approximately zero point one two five times four hundred eighty 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
seconds (s) | minutes (min) |
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481 seconds | 8.017 minutes |
482 seconds | 8.033 minutes |
483 seconds | 8.05 minutes |
484 seconds | 8.067 minutes |
485 seconds | 8.083 minutes |
486 seconds | 8.1 minutes |
487 seconds | 8.117 minutes |
488 seconds | 8.133 minutes |
489 seconds | 8.15 minutes |
490 seconds | 8.167 minutes |