The number of hours left in a day is half the number of hours already passed. How many hours are left in the day?


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Answer:

8 hours

Step by Step Explanation:
  1. According to the question,
    Number of hours left in the day =  
    1
    2
      × Number of hours already passed
  2. Let the number of hours already passed be .
  3. So, the number of hours left in the day =  
    2
     
  4. We know that the total number of hours in a day = 24
    So, +  
    2
      = 24
    or,  
    3
    2
      = 24
    or, =  
    24 × 2
    3
      = 16
  5. Therefore, the number of hours left in the day =  
    16
    2
      = 8 hours

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