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a cat ’s heart beats approximately 45 times in 15 seconds. At this rate how many times does the cat ’ s heart beat per second ?

User Royce Chao
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Answer:

Explanation:

45beats/15sec = 3beats/sec

User Michael Gaylord
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Answer:

3 heartbeats

Explanation:

The cat's heartbeats are 45 per 15 seconds.
To find out how many heartbeats it does per second (instead of 15), we should divide this amount by 15.


(45)/(15) \to 3

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