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Days to hours


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                 1    a  Convert   day to hours.
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                         1                                                             The duration for
                         3  day =        hours                                        eggs of a housefly
                                                                                      to grow into larvae
                      1                                                                  1
                                                                                         3
                     3  day = 8 hours                                                  is   day to 1 day.


                 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10      11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21  22 23 24
                                        1 day = 24 hours

                                                                                    LIFE CYCLE OF
                          1          1    8                                         A HOUSEFLY
                          3  day = (  × 24) hours
                                    3
                                     1                                                        Adult
                                 = 8 hours
                          1                         1 day = 24 hours
                          3  day =  8  hours
                          1                       day(s)   × 24   hour(s)  Pupa (10 – 20 days)      Eggs (8 – 24 hours)
                          3  day is 8 hours.
                                                                                     Larva (4 – 7 days)




                      b                                     1
                                        If the larva takes 5   days to grow into a
                                                           8
                                        pupa, state the duration in hours.

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                                     5   days =          hours                   Recall!
                                       8
                                        1          41     3                 + 1    5 × 8 + 1
                                     5   days = (      × 24) hours         5    =
                                       8            8                       × 8        8
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                                                 = 123 hours                      =  41
                                        1                                          8
                                     5   days =  123  hours
                                       8

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                      Calculate 16   days in hours, which is the duration of a pupa to
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                                           grow into a housefly.
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