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A person's heartbeat is 73 beats per minute. If his heart beats 3.1e9 times in a lifetime, how long does the person live?

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Answer: The person lived for 80.66 years.

Step-by-step explanation:

Heart beat of the person = 73 beat /min

Number of total heart beats =
3.1* 10^(9)

Life span of the person :
\frac{\text{Total heart beats of the person}}{\text{Heart beat per minute}}=(3.1* 10^(9) beats)/(73 beat/min)

1 year =525600 mins

Life span =
0.0424* 10^(9) min=80.66 years

The person lived for 80.66 years.

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