To find out how many times a hummingbird flaps its wings in 15 seconds, we first need to determine how many times it flaps its wings in one second.
The hummingbird flaps its wings 5,000 times per minute. Since there are 60 seconds in a minute, we can calculate the flaps per second as follows:
\[ \text{Flaps per second} = \frac{5000 \text{ flaps}}{60 \text{ seconds}} \approx 83.33 \text{ flaps/second} \]
Now, to find out how many times it flaps its wings in 15 seconds, we multiply the flaps per second by the number of seconds:
\[ \text{Flaps in 15 seconds} = 83.33 \text{ flaps/second} \times 15 \text{ seconds} \approx 1250 \text{ flaps} \]
So, the hummingbird will flap its wings approximately 1,250 times in 15 seconds.
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