SOLUTION: Hummingbirds beath their wings many times per second. Suppose a particular species wings beat 50 times per second, and it is active for 8 hours per day. How many times do the hummi

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Question 974753: Hummingbirds beath their wings many times per second. Suppose a particular species wings beat 50 times per second, and it is active for 8 hours per day. How many times do the hummingbirds wings beat in a typical 365 day year. Show your calculation, and give your asnwer in scientific notation.
Answer by josmiceli(19441) About Me  (Show Source):
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In terms of units only:
[ beats / sec ] x [ sec / min ] x [ min / hr ] x [ hrs / day ] x [ days / yr ] = [ beats / yr ]
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+50%2A360%2A24%2A365+=+157680000+
+1.5768%2A10%5E8+ beats / yr