A spot on Earth that is facing the moon takes 24 hours and 50 minutes to rotate to face the moon again. How many minutes does this rotation take?

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Answer 1 · 2016-08-12T11:35:44

#=1490# minutes

#24times60+50# Pl.note that #1# Hour #=60# minutes
#=1490# minutes

Answer 2 · 2016-08-12T11:36:09

1490 minutes

The conversion involves changing hours and minutes into just minutes.

There are 60 minutes in an hour.

#24 hours = 24 xx60 = 1440 min#

For 24 hours and 50 minutes

#= 1440+50 = 1490# minutes.