18-09-2016
Mathematics

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Long ago, people decided to divide the day into units called hours. They chose 24 as the number of hours in one day. Why is 24 a more convenient choice than 23 or 25?

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18-09-2016

Because 24 is an even number. This means it has more factors and is easier to divide into integers than 23 or 25.

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