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A day was split into 24 parts or hours because early civilizations did not know about fractions.
24 has several factors and was therefore very useful in this matter.
The same thing applies to minutes and seconds.
Though the second is now the SI unit for time and an hour is a derived unit.
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How long is Earths day?
24 hours its not actually 23 hours 56minutes 4.1seconds
How many hours are in September?
there are 720 hours in the month of September
How many hours is 6.4 earth days?
6.4 days * 24 hours/day = 153.6 hours
How long does it take for the earth to complete its revolution?
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How many hours of sunshine does the north pole get on the first day of summer?
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How many hours in one day?
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What fraction of a day is 11 hours?
one day = 24 hours 11 hours of a day = 24
How many hours in a third of the day?
Eight hours Because one day is equal to 24 hours then 24/3 is eight!!
Eleven hours is what fraction of one day?
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How much hours is one day?
there is 24 hours in a day
How many hours in the day?
24 hours are in one day...:)
How many hours in 1 third of a day?
One day is 24 hours, so one third of a day is 24/3 = 8 hours.1 third of a day is 8 hours
What fraction of a day and 8 hours?
Eight hours is 1/3 of a day. One day = 24 hours, and 24/8=3.
How many hours can a surgeon operate in one day?
There are only 24 hours in a day, so the maximum is 24 hours.
How many days are in 24 hours?
One day is in 24 hours. To find how many hours are in a day please multiply 24 by the number of days you have
How many hours is one fourth of a day?
There are 24 hours in one day. So to find a fourth of 24 you divide 24 by 4 = 6
Which one was first 24 hours day or 365 days year?
Obviously, 24 hours day.
