Question

What fraction of a day is 12 hours
1/12
12/60
1/2
1/4

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Answer 1

To find : what fraction of a day is $12$ hours .

Solution :  

• As we know that there are $24$ hours in a day .
• Therefore to find what fraction of a day is $12$ hours . We divide $12$ hours by $24$ hours of day .
• $1$ day = $24$ hours

           $\frac{12}{24} = \frac{1}{2}$

Hence , $\frac{1}{2}$ fraction of day is $12$ hours. Therefore , option ' a ' is correct.

Answer 2

Answer:

Fraction of a day is 12 hours is a $\frac{1}{2}$.

Step-by-step explanation:

To find -

What fraction of a day is 12 hours

Solution-

Fraction contains numerator and denominator.

1 day contains a 24 hours.

24 hours are placed at a denominator and 12 are placed at numerator.

To get the fraction of a day is 12 hours

= $\frac{12}{24}$

By dividing by 12

= $\frac{1}{2}$

Fraction of a day is 12 hours is a $\frac{1}{2}$.

So, The option C is a correct option.