Question

The blue-throated bird has a heart of about 1,260 beats per minute. Explain ow you would calculate the number of times the hummingbird's heart beats in a 24-hour day. Then find the number of beats in a 24-hour day.

Answer 1

60 minutes per hour

 so 1260 x 60 = 75,600 beats per hour

 75,600 * 24 = 1,814,400 beats in 24 hours