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OpenStudy (anonymous):

A person's heartbeat is 88 beats per minute. If his/her heart beats 3.1e9 times in a lifetime, how long (in whole years) does the person live? Disregard leap years.

OpenStudy (anonymous):

I am doiing 88x60=5280 5280x24= 126720/day

OpenStudy (dumbcow):

First find number of beats per year 88*60*24*365

OpenStudy (anonymous):

but 3.1e^9 is only 25119.56

OpenStudy (dumbcow):

oh that means, 3.1 X 10^9, like scientific notation

OpenStudy (anonymous):

yes

OpenStudy (dumbcow):

then divide \[years = \frac{3.1 X10^{9}}{88*60*24*365}\]

OpenStudy (anonymous):

ok I got the answer of 67

OpenStudy (anonymous):

thank you

OpenStudy (dumbcow):

yes, thats what i get as well :)

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