SOLUTION: estimate the number of seconds in a day

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Question 396990: estimate the number of seconds in a day
Answer by MathLover1(20850) About Me  (Show Source):
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There are 60 seconds in one minute, there are 60 minutes in one hour, there are 24 hours in one day.
Therefore, one day is equal to 60+x+60+x+24+=+86400 seconds.
Although if we were to work it out because of the leap+year having an extra+day+there are only 86163.934 seconds in a day.
Note that the number of hours in one day %2824%29 is rounded.
But if you were to be picky there are 24.01643835616438 days in 1+year.