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Humans originated in Africa about 7 million years ago: if life on earth started 3.5bya ago and represented 24 hours from then to today, how many minutes of these 24 hours would be devoted to this 24-hour clock

a) since the first humans showed up?
b) since Humans showed up 300,000 ya?

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I don’t quite understand the answers that you’ve provided to choose from, but if we are comparing those millions of years to a 24 hour clock, then humans have only been around for 2.88 minutes of out the entirety of life on Earth.
Sorry if this didn’t answer your question, but I hope this somehow helps.
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