more than * hours a day vs more than * hours per day

Both phrases are correct and commonly used in English. They are interchangeable and can be used depending on personal preference.

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more than * hours a day

This phrase is correct and commonly used in English.

This phrase is used to indicate a quantity of hours exceeding a certain number within a day.

Examples:

I work more than 8 hours a day.
She exercises more than 2 hours a day.
They study more than 5 hours a day.

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They worked fifteen hours a day.
23 hours a day under constant surveillance.
Working hours for wage-earners have risen to 11 hours a day.
Classic football games 24 hours a day... every day, all this month.
We rehearsed for eight hours a day, six days a week.
Ten hours a day, seven days a week.
She worked over twenty hours a day.
Maria reads to me several hours a day.
Let Leslie practice viola 6 hours a day.
Looking after him 24 hours a day.
We work 12 hours a day.
Animation companies are usually open 24 hours a day...
My dad spent 14 hours a day in the subway.
He spends 23 hours a day in a tiny cell.
I come in two hours a day.
First: You cannot serve humanity 28 hours a day.
This is where my father worked 20 hours a day.
They're working 24 hours a day on this matter.
We worked together for six hours a day, minimum.
He's guarded almost 24 hours a day.

Alternatives:

over * hours a day
in excess of * hours a day
above * hours a day
beyond * hours a day
greater than * hours a day

more than * hours per day

This phrase is correct and commonly used in English.

This phrase is also used to indicate a quantity of hours exceeding a certain number within a day.

Examples:

He sleeps more than 10 hours per day.
They watch TV more than 4 hours per day.
She reads more than 3 hours per day.

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Their overall duration shall not exceed three hours per day.
Exposure time should be at least six hours per day.
At the moment they only have electricity for a few hours per day, in a climate where temperatures reach 50 degrees centigrade.
In horticulture up to 11 hours per day and 50 hours per week are possible.
In extraordinary cases the working time can be longer than 12 hours per day or 48 hours per week.
Each journey is approximately 40 km in distance and his driving time varies from five to six hours per day i.e. 25 to 30 hours per week.
Mr Bushill-Matthews spoke of a woman working 12 hours per day, seven days per week as if that were acceptable.
In a 5-day week there are 8 working hours per day, in a 6-day week there are 6.5 hours per day.
Ability to work on one site 24 hours per day for 7 days.
A driving time of 9 hours per day should be considered as the absolute maximum and, consequently, the second part of the article must be deleted.
A rationale should be provided when using an exposure duration of less than 6 hours per day.
So a primate that eats eight hours per day can afford at most 53 billion neurons, but then its body cannot be any bigger than 25 kilos.
With viewing averaging three hours per day, it is the most extensive human activity after sleep and - for adults - work.
Residents of Release Band A, that is Woodspring and Wolvey Dale, should not go from their shelters for more than two hours per day.
That's right, and with this generator, I'll be able to produce 10.5 kilowatt hours per day.
Because of these serious defects in its early warning system, Russia cannot detect American intercontinental missiles for a period of three hours per day.
Company agreements may allow for a balancing scheme of 15 weeks with 6.5 hours per day.
Pigs must be kept in light with an intensity of at least 40 lux for a minimum period of eight hours per day.
And remember, as already mentioned by Mr Silva Peneda, 48 hours per week is eight hours per day, six days per week.
The telephone number shall be accessible 24 hours per day, 7 days per week.

Alternatives:

over * hours per day
in excess of * hours per day
above * hours per day
beyond * hours per day
greater than * hours per day

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more than * hours a day vs more than * hours per day