In the 5th grade math challenge, there are many problems about time.
This is written on September 24, 2013 around the autumnal equinox.
The sun rose today at 7:02 AM and will set tonight at 7:06 PM..
It will rise tomorrow and 7:04 AM.
How long is the day September 24 and the night September 24-25?
Day and night should be approximately equal and approximately 12 hours each.
Answer tomorrow.
About Me
- Stephen Margolis
- Stephen Margolis holds BS, MS and Ph.D degrees, all in Electrical Engineering. After a career in engineering and engineering education, he retired and became a math tutor at the school his grandchildren were then attending. As of 2014, he has been tutoring for 15 years. Meanwhile, his grandchildren have both graduated from college. At Seward Montessori School, all teachers are known by their first names. Stephen is known as "Dr. Steve."
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