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The White House has to be guarded 24 hours a day. Five guards are ordered to split each day’s guard duty equally. How long, in minutes, will each guard spend on guard duty in one day?

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User Subhajit
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Answer:

288 minutes for each guard

Step-by-step explanation:

24/5=4.8 this is hour many hours each works

4.8*60(because there is 60 minutes in an hour)=288

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