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An average person’s heart beats about 103,680 times a day. Write and solve an equation to find about how many times the average person’s heart beats in one minute

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1 day = 24 hours
1 day = 103 680
therefore 24 hours = 103 680
1 hour = 103 680 ÷ 24
= 4320

1 hour = 60 mins
1 hour = 4320
therefore 60 mins = 4320
1 min = 72 beats
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