SOLUTION: if I come up with .79 of a day, how many hours does this equal? Do you multiply .79 by 24 (24 hrs in a day). Thanks!

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Question 254144: if I come up with .79 of a day, how many hours does this equal? Do you multiply .79 by 24 (24 hrs in a day).
Thanks!
Found 2 solutions by richwmiller, JimboP1977:
Answer by richwmiller(17219) About Me  (Show Source):
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yes
when a problem asks for a "percent of" it means multiply.

Answer by JimboP1977(311) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Well if you think about it a day is larger than an hour. A day contains 24 hours.
So if you had 1 day and wanted to know how many hours you would multiply 1 day by 24 to give the number of hours.
The same applies to 0.79. Well done! :-)