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Long ago, people decided to divide the day into units called hours. They chose 24 as the number of hours in one day. Why is 24 a more convenient choice than 23 or 25?

Long ago, people decided to divide the day into units called hours. They chose 24 as the number of hours in one day. Why is 24 a more convenient choice than 23 or 25?
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Long ago, people decided to divide the day into units called hours. They chose 24 as the number of hours in one day. Why is 24 a more convenient choice than 23 or 25?

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Because 24 is an even number. This means it has more factors and is easier to divide into integers than 23 or 25.
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