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Events first song is 4 minutes and 12 seconds long and has 462 beats the band wants to have a second song that is 3 minutes and 54 seconds long with the same beats per minute as the first time how many beats are in the second song

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462 beats, 4 minutes and 12 seconds long
12 seconds is 1/5 (0.2) of a minute

462 ÷ 4.2 = 110

110 bpm, 3 minutes and 54 seconds.
54 seconds is 9/10 (0.9) of a minute

110 x 3.9 = 429

Your answer: 429 beats
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