To find out how many seconds are in a decade, we need to break it down into smaller units of time. A decade consists of 10 years.
First, we calculate the number of seconds in one year. A common year has:
- 365 days
- 24 hours in a day
- 60 minutes in an hour
- 60 seconds in a minute
So, the calculation for seconds in one year is:
365 days/year × 24 hours/day × 60 minutes/hour × 60 seconds/minute
This gives us:
365 × 24 × 60 × 60 = 31,536,000 seconds in a year.
Now, to find the total number of seconds in a decade:
10 years × 31,536,000 seconds/year
This results in:
10 × 31,536,000 = 315,360,000 seconds in a decade.
In summary, there are 315,360,000 seconds in a decade.