Homework Help: Biology(HELP ME!!!)

Posted by Ashley on Monday, May 23, 2011 at 7:55pm.

An average person blinks their eyes about 20 times per minute. Estimate the number of times a person will blink in 1 year.

Biology(HELP ME!!!) - Ms. Sue, Monday, May 23, 2011 at 7:59pm
1 year = 365 days
1 day = 24 hours
1 hour = 60 minutes

365 * 24 * 60 * 20 = ?
Biology(HELP ME!!!) - Wayne, Monday, May 23, 2011 at 8:10pm
(20 times) x (60 minutes) =1,200 blinks in an hour. There is 24 hours in a day, so 24 x 1,200 = 28,800 blinks in one day, so 28,800 blinks in one day times 365 days in a year = 10,512,000 blinks in a year.

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