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Answer:
325,452 more meteors fell during the Perseid meteor shower
Step-by-step explanation:
An year has 365 days.
Each day has 24 hours.
Each hour has 60 minutes.
Minutes in an year:
365*24*60 = 525600
Persoid:
One each 1.2 minutes. How many during an year?
1 meteor - 1.2 minutes.
x meteors - 525600 minutes.
438,000 meteors fell during the Persoid shower.
Leonid:
One each 4.67 minutes. How many during an year.
1 meteor - 4.67 minutes.
x meteors - 525600 minutes.
112,548 meteors fell during the Leonid Shower.
How many more meteors fell during the Perseid meteor shower?
438,000 - 112,548 = 325,452
325,452 more meteors fell during the Perseid meteor shower