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Just how old are you?

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How old are you?

• 15,000 days?
• 80,000 hours?
• 150 million seconds?

Write your age in years:

Guess your age in each different unit of time listed below, then work out the answer. You may need a calculator to help you.

Remember: 1 year = 12 months 1 year = 365 days 1 day = 24 hours 1 hour = 60 minutes 1 minute = 60 seconds

 

How old you are in .?	Your guess	Your calculation
months
days
hours
minutes
seconds

Try finding out other people's ages in different units—your Dad, Grandma, dog, goldfish, for example.

• How old is your oldest living relative?
• How old is your youngest living relative?
• What year were they born in?

Reproduced with permission from CensusAtSchool - U.K.