Question
How many beats does a dotted whole note ( An image shows a whole note with a small dot beside it, up and to the right. ) get?
(1 point)
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8
8
4
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6
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8
8
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6
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GPT-4o mini
A dotted whole note gets 6 beats.
When you add a dot to a note, it increases the duration of the note by half of its original value. A whole note is worth 4 beats, and half of that (4 รท 2) is 2 beats. Therefore, a dotted whole note equals 4 beats (the whole note) + 2 beats (the dot) = 6 beats.
When you add a dot to a note, it increases the duration of the note by half of its original value. A whole note is worth 4 beats, and half of that (4 รท 2) is 2 beats. Therefore, a dotted whole note equals 4 beats (the whole note) + 2 beats (the dot) = 6 beats.