Question

What fraction of a day is 16 hours?
A.$\dfrac{3}{2}$
B.$\dfrac{1}{{24}}$
C.$\dfrac{2}{3}$
D.$\dfrac{{16}}{{60}}$

Answer 1

Hint: As we know that we have 24 hours in 1 day and we have to find what will be the value of 16 hours of a day in fraction. Here we will use basic fractions.

Complete step-by-step answer:
We know that, in 1 day we have 24 hours,
So, fraction of a day in 16 hours = $\dfrac{{16}}{{24}} = \dfrac{2}{3}$.
So, the fraction of a day that is 16 hours is $\dfrac{2}{3}$(Ans.)
Option C is the correct answer.

Note: A fraction is used to represent the portion/part of the whole thing. In the above question 16 hours is a part of 24 hours. In the numerator of a fraction we write the portion/part and in the denominator we write the total/whole thing.