Suppose it is now 4:00 PM. What time will it be in 253 hours? Label your answer AM or
PM.
I think the answer is 5:00 AM, but I don't know how to explain. Please help! (4th grade level explanation)
To find the time after 253 hours, you can add the number of hours to the current time. Let's start with the current time of 4:00 PM.
First, we need to figure out how many days are in 253 hours. Since there are 24 hours in a day, we can divide 253 by 24 to find the number of full days. The remainder will be the number of hours left.
253 divided by 24 equals 10 full days with a remainder of 13 hours. So, after 253 hours, it will be the same time on the next 10 days plus an additional 13 hours.
Now let's calculate the time.
We add 13 hours to 4:00 PM. Since there are 12 hours in half a day, we subtract 12 from 13 and add 1 to the hour.
Therefore, the time will be 5:00 AM the next day.
Remember, when it reaches 12:00 PM, it starts a new day and the time switches from PM to AM. So, in 253 hours starting from 4:00 PM, the time will be 5:00 AM.
253 = 24*10 + 13
so, it will be 10 days and 13 hours later, or 5:00 AM
So, why did you think it was 5:00 AM? Too bad you couldn't be bothered to show your work (if any).