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yellowstone national park, which is located in wyoming, montana, and idaho, was america's first national park. the park has over 500 geysers. grand geyser erupts about every 8 hours. bases on this estimate, how many times would you see this geyser erupt if you could watch it for 1 year? there are 24 hours in a day and 365 days in a year.

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Answer:

1,095 times

Explanation:

we know that

1 day=24 hours

1 year =365 days

In one day

Divide the number of hours in a day by 8 hours

24/8=3 erupts

In one year

Multiply the number of erupts in a day by 365

365(3)=1,095 erupts

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