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

User Or Choban
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Answer:

Each knight will 4.8 hrs spend on guard in one day

Explanation:

A castle has to be guarded 24 hours a day 5 knights are ordered to split each day's guard duty equally

Each knights has to guard equally l.e for equal time .

That means 24 hours time has to be equally divided among the 5 knights

= 24 / 5 = 4.8

Each knight will spend on guard in one day = 4.8 hrs

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