SOLUTION: If there is one hour of sunshine in seven years then in how many years will there be sunshine for twenty four hours?

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Question 955524: If there is one hour of sunshine in seven years then in how many years will there be sunshine for twenty four hours?
Answer by macston(5194) About Me  (Show Source):
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x=number of years for 24 hours
7yr%2F1hr=x%2F24hr Multiply both sides by 24hr
%287yr%2A24hr%29%2F1hr=168yr ANSWER At one hour per seven years, it takes 168 years to total 24 hours.