1. The problem is to find the number of seconds given a certain number of minutes. 2. The formula to convert minutes to seconds is: $$\text{seconds} = \text{minutes} \times 60$$ because there are 60 seconds in 1 minute. 3. For example, if you have $m$ minutes, multiply $m$ by 60 to get the total seconds. 4. This means if you have 5 minutes, the calculation is $$5 \times 60 = 300$$ seconds. 5. So, to find seconds from minutes, always multiply the number of minutes by 60.