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No — calculators are banned in the TMUA. TMUA-P1-MNUM-033 is set for a no-calculator target of about 120 seconds; the worked solution shows the fastest by-hand route.

Which TMUA specification point is TMUA-P1-MNUM-033?

TMUA-P1-MNUM-033 is Paper P1 · Number (specification code M-Num), level 1. Drill more of the same topic from this page.

TMUA-P1-MNUM-033 — Paper P1 · Number · Level 1

P1M-NumLevel 1~120s target

Spec: M-Num · No calculator · ~120s

Convert

2.5

hours to minutes.

Options

$250$ minutes
$125$ minutes
$205$ minutes
$150$ minutes
$90$ minutes

Letters only — the answer key is hidden. Work it out, then check the solution below.

Hint (check trope)

No written hint yet — check the trope: munits-conversion, conversion-direction. Name the trap first, work the stem by hand, then open the solution below.

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1

hour

= 60

minutes, so

2.5

hours

= 2.5 \times 60 = 150

minutes.
Trap:

250

minutes treats an hour as

100

minutes.

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