Preaching to the CONVERT()ed
CONVERT()
, changes the units of a number. For times, you have five choices of unit to switch between, including
"sec"
: seconds"min"
: minutes
For speeds, the units include
"m/s"
: meters per second"mph"
: miles per hour
CONVERT()
takes three arguments: a number or cell address, the existing unit (in double quotes), and the unit to convert to. For example, CONVERT(1, "hr", "sec")
returns 3600.
This exercise is part of the course
Intermediate Google Sheets
Exercise instructions
- In column
H
, convert the times in columnA
from seconds to minutes. - In column
I
, convert the wind speeds in columnB
from meters per second to miles per hour.
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