To calculate how many minutes are in a year, you can follow these steps:

Calculation of Minutes in a Year

Step 1: Minutes in an Hour

• 1 hour = 60 minutes

Step 2: Hours in a Day

• 1 day = 24 hours

Step 3: Days in a Year

• For a common year: 365 days
• For a leap year: 366 days

Step 4: Calculate Minutes in a Year

For a common year:

365 days×24 hours/day×60 minutes/hour=525,600 minutes365\text{ days}\times 24\text{ hours/day}\times 60\text{ minutes/hour}=525,600\text{ minutes}365 days×24 hours/day×60 minutes/hour=525,600 minutes

For a leap year:

366×24×60=527,040 minutes366\times 24\times 60=527,040\text{ minutes}366×24×60=527,040 minutes

Summary

Year Type| Minutes in a Year
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Common Year| 525,600 minutes
Leap Year| 527,040 minutes

So, there are 525,600 minutes in a common year and 527,040 minutes in a leap year.