{"id":142,"date":"2010-01-07T13:41:43","date_gmt":"2010-01-07T18:41:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.eslhelpdesk.com\/blog\/?p=142"},"modified":"2010-12-06T13:39:37","modified_gmt":"2010-12-06T13:39:37","slug":"247-twenty-four-seven","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.eslhelpdesk.com\/blog\/2010\/01\/247-twenty-four-seven\/","title":{"rendered":"24\/7 (“twenty four-seven”)"},"content":{"rendered":"

Hello!<\/p>\n

Here is an excellent question received from a viewer.\u00a0 Because we did not have your email address, we could not respond to you personally via email. However, there’s a bright side to that because we will answer your question on the blog for all to see!<\/p>\n

The question was:\u00a0 “Shouldn’t it me 24:7 and not 24\/7?” The question is about how we write this expression, “twenty-four (24) seven (7)”.<\/h3>\n

First, let’s review what this representation represents, for those who don’t know: It refers to twenty-four hours <\/strong>a day, seven days<\/strong> a week.<\/span> We can also say twenty-four hours per<\/strong> day, seven days per <\/strong>week.<\/p>\n

The expression 24\/7<\/em> is the way we write “twenty-four seven”. The forward slash \/ is commonly used to indicate “per”. Thus, we abbreviate “twenty-four (24) hours per day, seven (7) days per week” as “24\/7”.<\/p>\n

To us, 24:7 is a ratio or a division problem: 24 divided by 7.<\/p>\n

I hope this helps!<\/p>\n

Thanks for your question.<\/p>\n

The ESL Help Desk!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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