A band's first song is 4 minutes, 12 seconds long and has 462 beats.

The band wants to have a second song that is 3 minutes, 54 seconds long with the same beats per minute as the first song.

There would be
total beats in the second song.

(sorry its longggggg)

429 beats

4*60 + 12 = 252 seconds for 462 beats which is (462/252) beats/second

3*60 + 54 = 234 seconds
234 seconds * (462/252) beats/second = 429 beats

oof. thanks!! owo

To find the total beats in the second song, we first need to determine the beats per minute (BPM) of the first song. We can then use this BPM to calculate the total beats in the second song.

To find the beats per minute of the first song, we need to convert the duration from minutes and seconds to a decimal form. Here's how you can do that:

1. Convert the duration of the first song to seconds:
4 minutes = 4 * 60 = 240 seconds
12 seconds = 12 seconds
Total duration in seconds = 240 + 12 = 252 seconds

2. Calculate the BPM of the first song:
BPM = Total beats / Duration in minutes
BPM = 462 beats / (252 seconds / 60)
BPM = 462 / 4.2
BPM ≈ 110

Now that we know the BPM of the first song is approximately 110, we can use it to find the total beats in the second song. Here's how to do that:

1. Convert the duration of the second song to seconds:
3 minutes = 3 * 60 = 180 seconds
54 seconds = 54 seconds
Total duration in seconds = 180 + 54 = 234 seconds

2. Calculate the total beats in the second song:
Total beats = BPM * Duration in minutes
Total beats = 110 beats / (234 seconds / 60)
Total beats = 110 / 3.9
Total beats ≈ 28

Therefore, there would be approximately 28 beats in the second song.