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[–] TheRedSpade@lemmy.world 44 points 1 week ago (2 children)

A number followed by an exclamation point means multiplying it by each whole number below it until one.

3! = 3*2*1 = 6
5! = 5*4*3*2*1 = 120
10! = 10*9*8*7*6*5*4*3*2*1 = 3,628,800

3,628,800 seconds / 60 = 60,480 minutes
1008 hours
42 days
6 weeks

[–] wewbull@feddit.uk 6 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

6 Weeks * 7 days * 8 * 3 (24) hours * 2 * 4 * 5 * 9 * 10 (3600 = 60²) seconds

The last one is a bit of a jump, but 9 * 4 is 36 and 10 * 5 * 2 is 100 so together it's 3600.

[–] Pratai@piefed.ca 4 points 1 week ago