in order to determine her pulse rate, rate jimes nurse counted 18 beats in her pulse in 15 seconds at this rate how many beats would she havein 60 seconds

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anonymous · Answer

WELCOME TO OPEN STUDY!! To find the answer you could be 60/15=4 then multiply 18(4). Welcome again!!

mathstudent55 · Answer

You can use a proportion:
$\dfrac{18~beats}{15~sec} = \dfrac{b~beats}{60~sec} $
Solve for b.

anonymous · Answer

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mathmale · Answer

$$\frac{ 18~beats }{ 15~seconds }$$Use the conversion factor 
Now multiply '60 seconds' by this conversion factor.  Notice that the result will have the unit of measurement "beats."