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The average person lives for about 78 years. Does the average person live for at least 1,000,000 hours? (Hint: There are 365 days in each year and 24 hours in each day.)

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No they do not.

If they live exactly for 78 years, they only reach 685,000 hours.
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Okay. So first things first, 365 * 24 is 8,760. There are 8,760 hours in 1 year. Now, let's multiply that number by 78 to see what we get. 8,760 * 78 is 683,280. That is 316,720 hours (over 36 years) short of living at least 1,000,000 hours, so no. The average person does not live 1 million hours. the average amount of hours lived is 683,280. To live at least 1 million hours, you would have to live to at least 114 years. It's possible to do as people have live that age and a bit passed it, but it's extremely rare.
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