A hummingbird flaps its wings 5,000 times a minute when hovering in place. How many times will it flap its wing in 15 seconds?(1 point)
The hummingbird will flap its wings
times.
To find the number of times the hummingbird will flap its wings in 15 seconds, we need to convert the given rate from minutes to seconds.
The hummingbird flaps its wings 5,000 times in 1 minute.
There are 60 seconds in 1 minute.
Therefore, in 1 second, the hummingbird will flap its wings 5000/60 = 83.33 times.
In 15 seconds, the hummingbird will flap its wings 15 * 83.33 = <<15*83.33=1250>>1250 times. Answer: \boxed{1250}.