Question

Honeybees beat their wings at very fast rates. In 9 seconds a honeybee can beat its wings 1917 times. In 23 seconds a honeybee can beat its wings 4899 times. Question Complete the table to show ratios that are equivalent to the ratio of time to number of wing beats for a honeybee. Enter a number in each box.

Answer 1

Answer: To complete the table, we need to find ratios that are equivalent to the ratio of time to number of wing beats for a honeybee.

We can start by finding the ratio of time to number of wing beats for the first data point:

9 seconds / 1917 wing beats = 9/1917

And the second data point:

23 seconds / 4899 wing beats = 23/4899

To find equivalent ratios, we can multiply or divide both parts of the ratio by the same number, without changing the value of the ratio. For example, we can divide both parts of the ratio by 9 to get:

9/1917 = (9/9) / (1917/9) = 1 / 213

We can also divide both parts of the ratio by 23 to get:

23/4899 = (23/23) / (4899/23) = 1/213

We can use this same method to find equivalent ratios for other values of time and number of wing beats.

Time (s) Number of wing beats Ratio

9 1917 9/1917 or 1/213

23 4899 23/4899 or 1/213

So, the ratio of time to a number of wing beats for a honeybee is equivalent to 1/213, regardless of the specific values of time and number of wing beats.

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