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Sam counted 14 blinks in 20 seconds. How many times does Sam blink in a day if we assume he sleeps for eight hours.

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Answer:

35280 blinks

Explanation:

1 day = 24 hours

24 - 8 = 16 hours

1 hour = 3600 seconds

16 hours = 50400 seconds

Now we have to find how many blink in 1 second

14 divided by 20 = 0.7 blink in 1 second

Now we take

0.7 times 50400 = 35280 blinks

So, Sam blink 35280 times a day

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