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 742 seconds into hours we have to multiply 742 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

742 s → T_(hr)

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

T_(hr) = 742 s × 0.00027777777777778 hr

T_(hr) = 0.20611111111111 hr

The final result is:

742 s → 0.20611111111111 hr

We conclude that 742 seconds is equivalent to 0.20611111111111 hours:

742 seconds = 0.20611111111111 hours

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 hour is equal to 4.8517520215633 × 742 seconds.

Another way is saying that 742 seconds is equal to 1 ÷ 4.8517520215633 hours.

Approximate result

For practical purposes we can round our final result to an approximate numerical value. We can say that seven hundred forty-two seconds is approximately zero point two zero six hours:

742 s ≅ 0.206 hr

An alternative is also that one hour is approximately four point eight five two times seven hundred forty-two 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