Question

Please do all of these!

Q: a castle had to be guarded 24 hours a day. Five knights are ordered to split each day's guard duty equally. How long will each knight spend on guard duty in one day?

(A) Record your answer in hours.
(B) Record it in hours and minutes.
(C) Record your answer in minutes.

Answer 1

time/shifts=time per knight

shifts=5

24/5=hours
24/5=20/5+4/5=4+4/5
4/5 times 60=48
4hr and 48 mins
24hr=60*24mins=1440mins
1440/5=288mins per night



A. 4 and 4/5 hour or 24/5 hours
B. 4hr and 48 mins
C. 288 mins