Why Are There '24' Hours In A Day?

Why do we use a 24-hour system to divide the day?

• Because it aligns with the decimal system

• Due to the influence of ancient Egyptian and Babylonian numeral systems

• It was a random choice by early astronomers

• To match the number of months in a year

How did the ancient Egyptians divide the day?

• Into 36 equal parts

• Into 24 equal hours

• Into 10 hours with additional hours for twilight

• Into 12 hours for day and 12 for night

What role did Deccans play in Egyptian timekeeping?

• They were used to divide the year into months

• They were a form of currency

• They were used to predict weather patterns

• They were used to mark the hours of the day

Who proposed the division of a day into 24 equal hours?

• The Greeks

• Hipparchus

• The Egyptians

• The Babylonians

What system did Greek astronomers use for astronomical calculations?

• Base 12 system

• Base 100 system

• Base 10 system

• Base 60 system