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) .

Answer 1

To find out how many times a hummingbird flaps its wings in 15 seconds, we can start by determining how many times it flaps in one second.

1. The hummingbird flaps its wings 5,000 times in one minute.
2. Since one minute has 60 seconds, we calculate the flaps per second:

\[ \text{Flaps per second} = \frac{5000 \text{ flaps}}{60 \text{ seconds}} \approx 83.33 \text{ flaps/second} \]

3. Now, to find out how many flaps it does in 15 seconds, we multiply the flaps per second by the number of seconds:

\[ \text{Total flaps in 15 seconds} = 83.33 \text{ flaps/second} \times 15 \text{ seconds} \approx 1250 \text{ flaps} \]

Therefore, the hummingbird flaps its wings approximately 1,250 times in 15 seconds.