Question

An average persons heart beats about 103,680 times a day.Write and solve an equation to find about how many times the average persons heart beats in one minute.

Answer 1

To find how many times an average person's heart beats you will need to divide 103,680 and 60. This is because in 1 minute there is 60 seconds. When you divide this you get 1,728. So the heart beats 1,728 times per minute. For the equation, write 103,680 then division sign, then write 60 then put a equal sign, then write 1,728!

Answer 2

There are 1440 mins a day so the answer is 103,680÷1440=72