To find out how many times a hummingbird will flap its wings in 15 seconds, we can set up a proportion based on the average number of wing flaps when hovering.
Let's assume that the hummingbird flaps its wings the same number of times in each second. So, in 1 second, the hummingbird will flap its wings 5,000 / 1 = 5000 times.
We can create a proportion:
Wings flaps in 1 second / 1 second = Wings flaps in 15 seconds / 15 seconds
Therefore, we have:
5000 / 1 = x / 15
To solve for x, we can cross-multiply:
5000 * 15 = x * 1
75,000 = x
Therefore, the hummingbird will flap its wings approximately 75,000 times in 15 seconds.
A humming bird flaps its wings 5,000 times when hovering in place how many times will it flap its wings in 15 seconds
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