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Question 10 • Mathematics 8

The given table shows the relationship between the approximate number of hours and the corresponding number of days on Saturn. Saturn Hours Days 266 and 2 thirds 25 373 and 1 third 35 426 and 2 thirds 40 586 and 2 thirds 55 What is the approximate number of hours in 72 days on Saturn?

Answer
A
743
B
768
C
658 and 2 thirds
D
603 and 2 thirds

Explanation

The table shows that Saturn has about 10⅔ hours per day: for example, 266⅔ hours ÷ 25 days = 10⅔ hours per day. For 72 days, multiply 72 × 10⅔ = 72 × 32/3 = 768 hours. So the correct choice is 768.

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