How to correctly calculate the number of steps per minute?

Question

Algorithms

const minsFromHours = 0 < timer.hour ? +timer.hour * 60 : 0;
            const minsFromSecs = 0 < timer.sec ? +timer.sec / 60 : 0;
            // @todo - or simplify to seconds and then / 60?
            return +(minsFromHours + minsFromSecs + +timer.min).toFixed(2);

steps / timerMinutes
And it’s not clear to me what to divide by, steps into minutes or seconds? Or seconds per step?
Or minutes per step?
If there is a divisor of minutes, then what is the correct way to give seconds?
After all, 2 minutes and 30 seconds is !== 2.30, because 30 seconds is 50% of a minute, so it will be 2.5 minutes, not 2.30!

Answer 1

you have some twisted logic. normally.
of course divide the steps into minutes. but it will be average. and it all depends on the task.
and how to convert seconds to minutes refers to working with time, and not steps in particular and the title of the question in general.

Answer 2

What is this, some kind of joke???
What is "kilometers per hour" or "steps per minute", what to divide by what - is taught in the fifth grade.
How many seconds are in a minute and how to convert minutes into seconds - they teach in the third grade.
If we read such a question from "Web Architect" - then either it's a joke, or - if it's not funny - then this Web Architect is still in elementary school.
And the people fell for it easily.
By the way, maybe it's just someone who decided to start a discussion about the need for mathematics in programming? :-)