To find out how many times Corey's heart beats per minute, we can set up a proportion based on the information given.
We know that in \( \frac{1}{6} \) minute, her heart beats 26 times. To find the number of beats in 1 minute, we can use the following calculation:
\[ \text{Heart beats per minute} = \text{beats in } \frac{1}{6} \text{ minute} \times \text{how many } \frac{1}{6} \text{ minutes are in 1 minute} \]
Since there are 6 segments of \( \frac{1}{6} \) in a full minute, we multiply the number of beats by 6:
\[ \text{Heart beats per minute} = 26 \times 6 \]
Calculating this gives:
\[ 26 \times 6 = 156 \]
Thus, Corey's heart beats 156 times per minute.
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