hummingbird has a wing beat of 200 beats per second. a bout how many wing beats would it have in 3 minutes
I think you're missing the point here, Ms. Sue.
Math problems do not always have to be scientifically accurate, at least in cases like these.
I believe that the answer is 36,000 even though it doesn't flap it's wings that fast
To calculate the number of wing beats a hummingbird would have in 3 minutes, we'll need to convert the time to seconds and then multiply it by the wing beat rate.
First, let's convert 3 minutes to seconds:
3 minutes * 60 seconds/minute = 180 seconds
Now, we have the duration in seconds. Next, we can calculate the number of wing beats by multiplying the wing beat rate by the duration in seconds:
Number of wing beats = Wing beat rate * Duration in seconds
Number of wing beats = 200 beats per second * 180 seconds
Using simple multiplication, we find:
Number of wing beats = 36,000 beats
Therefore, a hummingbird would have about 36,000 wing beats in 3 minutes.
You seem to have an error in your problem. Hummingbird wings do not beat that fast.
http://www.hummingbirds.net/about.html#wingbeat
As a teacher I can't be a party to misinformation. In this case, the rate quoted is at least 10 times faster than normal.
I believe that Tristan miscopied the problem.