Question

A castle has to be guarded 24 hours a day. 7 knights are ordered to split each day's guard duty equally. How long will each knight spend on duty? Record your answer in minutes

Answer 1

≈206 Minutes

Explanation:

We know that the castle has to be guarded for 24 hours a day. Since there are 60 minutes in an hour, that means it must be guarded for 1,440 minutes (60 * 24 = 1,440). If we split this evenly between each of the 7 knights, through division, we know that they must each be on guard for 205.714285714 minutes, or approximately 206 minutes.