Problema Solution
If alaska has 16.6 more hours of darkness than it has daylight, how many hours of each are there on that day? Let x = hours of daylight.
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If x = hours of daylight, then x + 16.6 = hours of darkness. There are 24 total hours in a day (day light & darkness together).
So x + x + 16.6 = 24
Solve for x: 2x + 16.6 = 24
2x = 7.4
x = 3.7
x + 16.6 = 20.3
Therefore, there are 3.7 hours of daylight and 20.3 hours of darkness in Alaska.