SOLUTION: please help me solve. what fraction of a day is 8 hours 20 minutes.?

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Question 671169: please help me solve.
what fraction of a day is 8 hours 20 minutes.?
Found 2 solutions by MathLover1, ewatrrr:
Answer by MathLover1(20855) About Me  (Show Source):
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8h and 20min.....convert min to hours %2820%2F60%29h=%281%2F3%29h
so, 8h and 20min will be 8h%2B%281%2F3%29h=8h%2A3%2F3%2B%281%2F3%29h=%2824%2F3%29h%2B%281%2F3%29h=%2825%2F3%29h

Answer by ewatrrr(24785) About Me  (Show Source):
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Hi,

8 hours 20 minutes is 8%261%2F3+hr+=+%2825%2F3%29hr

%2825%2F3%29hr%2F24hr+=+%2825%2F72%29hr