What fraction of a day is 8 hours?

By BYJU'S Exam Prep

Updated on: September 25th, 2023

The units used to measure time are days and hours.

Let us determine the fraction of a day in 8 hours.

We know that there are 24 hours in a day, and the question is, what fraction of a day is 8 hours?

Table of content

1 day = 24 hours

1 hour = 1/24 of a day

We get

8 hours = 1/24 x 8

8 hours = 8/24 of a day

8 hours = ⅓ of a day

Therefore, when asked What fraction of a day is 8 hours? then the answer will be that ⅓ fraction of a day is 8 hours.

Summary:

What fraction of a day are 8 hours?

⅓ fraction of a day is 8 hours.

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