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 842 seconds into hours we have to multiply 842 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

842 s → T_(hr)

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

T_(hr) = 842 s × 0.00027777777777778 hr

T_(hr) = 0.23388888888889 hr

The final result is:

842 s → 0.23388888888889 hr

We conclude that 842 seconds is equivalent to 0.23388888888889 hours:

842 seconds = 0.23388888888889 hours

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 hour is equal to 4.2755344418052 × 842 seconds.

Another way is saying that 842 seconds is equal to 1 ÷ 4.2755344418052 hours.

Approximate result

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

842 s ≅ 0.234 hr

An alternative is also that one hour is approximately four point two seven six times eight 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