So, i am new to rust, and i thought it would be a fun project to make a minutes to seconds converter inputted by the user. But, i soon found out that you CANNOT multiply a string by an integer, so please i need help, im also trash at programming in general so, im sorry if the answer is too obvious

fn main() {

   let mut input = String::new();

  const SECONDS_IN_MINUTE: i32 = 60;
  println!("{}",SECONDS_IN_MINUTE);


  let MINUTE_IN_SECONDS: i32 = SECONDS_IN_MINUTE * input;
  println!("how many minutes do you want to convert?");

  io::stdin()
    .read_line(&mut input)
    .expect("FAIL! FAIL! FAIL!");

   // chat gpt im gonna throw a sandal at you if this doesnt work
     let input: i32 = input.trim().parse().expect("Please enter a valid number");

   let MINUTE_IN_SECONDS: i32 = SECONDS_IN_MINUTE * input;

    println!("Your result is: {}!", input);
}

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