To determine how many minutes are in a year, we need to break it down step by step.
1. **Calculate the number of minutes in an hour:** There are 60 minutes in one hour.
2. **Calculate the number of hours in a day:** There are 24 hours in one day.
3. **Calculate the number of minutes in a day:** Multiply the number of minutes in an hour by the number of hours in a day.
– 60 minutes/hour × 24 hours/day = 1,440 minutes/day
4. **Calculate the number of days in a year:** A common year has 365 days, while a leap year has 366 days.
5. **Calculate the number of minutes in a common year:** Multiply the number of minutes in a day by the number of days in a common year.
– 1,440 minutes/day × 365 days/year = 525,600 minutes/year
6. **Calculate the number of minutes in a leap year:** Multiply the number of minutes in a day by the number of days in a leap year.
– 1,440 minutes/day × 366 days/year = 527,040 minutes/year
So, there are **525,600 minutes in a common year** and **527,040 minutes in a leap year**.