a. Convert 6:52 AM to 24 hour time. \( 6: 52 \mathrm{AM}=\square \) h : b. Convert 5:56 PM to 24 hour time. \( 5: 56 \mathrm{PM}=\square \mathrm{h} \) :

To convert 6:52 AM to 24-hour time, you simply keep the hours as they are because it's in the morning. So, 6:52 AM equals 06:52 hours. For 5:56 PM, you’ll need to add 12 to the hour since it's in the afternoon. Thus, 5 PM becomes 17 hours. Therefore, 5:56 PM is converted to 17:56 hours.