In summer, the sun shines for 5/8 of the day. For how many hours does it shine in summer?
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Kitty say: Summer is 122 days long. (5/8)*24 = 15 hours. 122 days * 15 hours per day = 1,830 hours.
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Jim Moor say: A summer on Earth in the Northern Hemisphere is 93 days long. Summer begins on June 21 and ends on September 23. Since the Earth has four seasons and it takes 12 months to make a full revolution around the sun,
You asked "how many hours does it shine in summer?"
Given 1 summer, write that down and apply converters:
1 summer (93 days/1summer)(24 hours/day)(5 hours sunshine/8hours) =
= 1,395 hours sunshine per summer <<< correct answer
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Free Advice say: 24x .625=15.00
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lenpol7 say: 5/8 x 24 = 15 hours.
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Engr. Ronald say: 24 x 5/8 = 15 hours a day in summer..//
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David say: 5/8 times 24 = 15 hours per day
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Como say: :--
5/8 x 24 = 5 x 3 = 15
Will shine for 15 hours
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geezer say: You have to convert 5/8 into ?/24
because there are 24 hours in a day.
To make 8 up to 24 you have to multiply by 3
so multiply the 5 by 3 as well
15/24
15 hours a day.
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Kate Yelkovan say: 15 hours per day * days in summer
-Kate Yelkovan
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say: I remember learning how many hours were in a day in about grade 2.
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Kitty say: Summer is 122 days long. (5/8)*24 = 15 hours. 122 days * 15 hours per day = 1,830 hours.
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akshay say: 5/8×3/3=15/24 hours
That means,15 hours in 24hours
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RR say: There are 24 hours in a day.
24 x 5/8
= 120/8
= 15 hours
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TomV say: The number of hours per day, according to the data presented in the question, is (5/8)*24 = 15 hours
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CiCi say: 15 times however many days are in summer
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