Problem:
On February The Oshkosh Northwester listed the length of daylight as hours and minutes, the sunrise as Am, and the sunset as PM. The length of daylight and sunrise were correct, but the sunset was wrong. When did the sun really set?
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Answer Choices:
A. PM
B. PM
C. PM
D. PM
E. PM
Solution:
From am to PM (noon) is hours and minutes. Since the length of daylight is hours and minutes, there must be another hours and minutes until sunset. The correct sunset time is PM.
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