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The current time is 12 noon CST. What time (CST) will it be 12,997 hours from now?
The question looks easy enough but it's tricky to me.
I know there are 24 hours in a day. So, I decided to divide 12,997 by 24 hours, which yield the decimal number 541.54166666667.
Of course, this decimal number tells me nothing.
A. How do I find the correct answer?
B. If the quotient found leads to the right answer, can you show me how?
Last edited by sologuitar (2023-09-29 03:49:15)
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The current time is 12 noon CST. What time (CST) will it be 12,997 hours from now?
The question looks easy enough but it's tricky to me.
I know there are 24 hours in a day. So, I decided to divide 12,996 by 24 hours, which yield the decimal number 541.54166666667.
Of course, this decimal number tells me nothing.
it tells how many days are included in 12996 hrs: 541 days
so 541*24 is how many whole days
subtract from 12996
(did you divide 24 into 12997)
A. How do I find the correct answer?
B. If the quotient found leads to the right answer, can you show me how?
however many hrs are left over after subtracting you add to 'noon' to get the time.
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harpazo1965 wrote:The current time is 12 noon CST. What time (CST) will it be 12,997 hours from now?
The question looks easy enough but it's tricky to me.
I know there are 24 hours in a day. So, I decided to divide 12,996 by 24 hours, which yield the decimal number 541.54166666667.
Of course, this decimal number tells me nothing.it tells how many days are included in 12996 hrs: 541 days
so 541*24 is how many whole days
subtract from 12996(did you divide 24 into 12997)
harpazo1965 wrote:A. How do I find the correct answer?
B. If the quotient found leads to the right answer, can you show me how?
however many hrs are left over after subtracting you add to 'noon' to get the time.
Let me see.
12,997 ÷ 24 = 541.54166666667
541 x 24 = 12,984
12,997 - 12,984 = 13
12 noon + 13 hours = 25 hours.
What time (CST) will it be 12,997 later?
I say 1am.
You say?
Last edited by sologuitar (2023-09-30 05:57:40)
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Let me see.
12,997 ÷ 24 = 541.54166666667
541 x 24 = 12,984
12,997 - 12,984 = 13
so there are 13 hrs left over after taking the 541 full days out
What time (CST) will it be 12,997 later?
I say 1pm.
You say?
yeah
12 hrs after noon is midnight
1 hr after midnight is 1am
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harpazo1965 wrote:Let me see.
12,997 ÷ 24 = 541.54166666667
541 x 24 = 12,984
12,997 - 12,984 = 13
so there are 13 hrs left over after taking the 541 full days out
harpazo1965 wrote:What time (CST) will it be 12,997 later?
I say 1pm.
You say?
yeah
12 hrs after noon is midnight
1 hr after midnight is 1am
Ok. Looks good.
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