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 980 seconds into hours we have to multiply 980 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

980 s → T_(hr)

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

T_(hr) = 980 s × 0.00027777777777778 hr

T_(hr) = 0.27222222222222 hr

The final result is:

980 s → 0.27222222222222 hr

We conclude that 980 seconds is equivalent to 0.27222222222222 hours:

980 seconds = 0.27222222222222 hours

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 hour is equal to 3.6734693877551 × 980 seconds.

Another way is saying that 980 seconds is equal to 1 ÷ 3.6734693877551 hours.

Approximate result

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

980 s ≅ 0.272 hr

An alternative is also that one hour is approximately three point six seven three times nine hundred eighty 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