Q. a period of time of 24 hours and 24 minutes is how many times longer than a period of time of 24 minutes and 24 seconds?
Convert Units: Convert the periods of time into a common unit.To compare the two periods of time, we need to convert them into the same unit. Let's convert both periods into seconds.There are 60 seconds in a minute and 3600 seconds in an hour.So, 24 hours and 24 minutes is equal to (24 hours×3600 seconds/hour)+(24 minutes×60 seconds/minute).
Calculate Total Seconds 24h 24m: Calculate the total seconds for 24 hours and 24 minutes.(24 hours×3600 seconds/hour)+(24 minutes×60 seconds/minute)=(24×3600)+(24×60)=86400+1440=87840 seconds.
Calculate Total Seconds 24m 24s: Calculate the total seconds for 24 minutes and 24 seconds.(24 minutes×60 seconds/minute)+24 seconds=(24×60)+24=1440+24=1464 seconds.
Calculate Times Longer: Calculate how many times longer 24 hours and 24 minutes is compared to 24 minutes and 24 seconds.To find out how many times longer one period is than the other, we divide the longer period by the shorter period.87840 seconds / 1464 seconds = 60.
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