The hours remaining in a day is one-fifth of the hours passed in the day. What is the time?

• 8 PM
  
  Let the hours passed=x , then hours remaining=x/5
  Considering 24 hours of a day, x+ x/5 =24 or x=20
  So 20 hrs from the 12 am= 8 pm.
• 7 years agoHelpfull: Yes(2) No(0)
• 4:40 pm
  Since there is 24 hrs in a day .
  let the passed hours be x.
  then remaining day will be (24-x)
  hence,
  (24-x)=1/5(x)
  x=50/3
  i.e. 16hrs40min
  hence 4:40 pm
• 6 years agoHelpfull: Yes(0) No(0)
• Let the total hours passed in the day = x,
  
  If day is considered to be 12 hours (other 12 hours are considered not be day)
  Then (1/5) * x + x = 12,
  Solving we get, x = 10
  Therefore, the time is 10 o'clock.
  
  If day is considered to be of 24 hours.
  Then (1/5) * x + x = 2,
  Solving we get, x =
  Therefore, the time is 8PM.
  
  So, generally if day has y hours,
  Then time elapsed will be 5y/6.
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• x+x/5 =24
  x=20
  time is 8 o clock
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