Millions of minutesMillions of minutes

By Kaylee ReimanBy Kaylee Reiman

Mrs. Graffin’ s classMrs. Graffin’ s class

2011-20122011-2012

The QuestionThe Question

By our graduation in 2020,Will we haveBy our graduation in 2020,Will we have gone to school for 1,000,000 (one gone to school for 1,000,000 (one million) minutes?million) minutes?

Minutes per DayMinutes per Day

We go to school 6 hours per day .We go to school 6 hours per day . One hour is equal to 60 minutes.One hour is equal to 60 minutes. 6 hours x60 minutes=360 minutes6 hours x60 minutes=360 minutes

We go to school 360 minutes per day!We go to school 360 minutes per day!

Minutes per weekMinutes per week

We go to school 5 days per week.We go to school 5 days per week. If we take 360 minutes per day and If we take 360 minutes per day and

multiply by 5 days per weekmultiply by 5 days per week 360x5=1,800360x5=1,800

Wow, we go to school 1,800 mintues Wow, we go to school 1,800 mintues per weekper week

Minutes per YearMinutes per Year

We go to school 36 weeks per year.We go to school 36 weeks per year. We know we go to school 1,800 minutes We know we go to school 1,800 minutes

per week so to get the minutes per year per week so to get the minutes per year we will need to mulitply. we will need to mulitply.

36x1,800 =minutes per day! 36x1,800 =minutes per day!

By 2020By 2020

We graduate in 2020 and by that time we We graduate in 2020 and by that time we will have gone to school 13 years.will have gone to school 13 years.

To figure out the total minutes by 2020 we To figure out the total minutes by 2020 we will need to multiply.will need to multiply.

64,800 x 13 = 842,40064,800 x 13 = 842,400

Wow! We have gone to school 842,400 Wow! We have gone to school 842,400 minutes!!!!☻minutes!!!!☻

Conclusion Conclusion

By our graduation in 2020 we will not By our graduation in 2020 we will not have gone to school for one million have gone to school for one million minutes. Instead we would have only minutes. Instead we would have only gone forgone for 842,400 minutes842,400 minutes