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A neon light flashes 5 times every 10 seconds. show that the light flashes 43200 times in a day ​

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There are 86400 seconds in one day. Divide that by 10 to get the intervals of the flashes. You get 8640. Multiply that by 5 because the flashlight flashes 5 times, 8640 times in one day. The result is 43,200.
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Answer: 432000

Step-by-step explanation: (Amount of seconds in a day ->) 86400÷2 (<- 5 times every 10 seconds is 1 flash every 2 seconds so yes, 2) = 43200 (<-Yay Answer-! )

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