Question

A woodpecker is beating its wings 850 times a minute. A hummingbird is beating its wings 5 times faster.

How many times a minute is the hummingbird beating its wings?

Answer 1

If a woodpecker is beating its wings 850 times per minute, and a hummingbird is beating its wings 5 times faster, we can calculate the hummingbird's wing beats per minute by multiplying the woodpecker's wing beats by the factor of 5.

Hummingbird's wing beats per minute = Woodpecker's wing beats per minute x 5

Plugging in the value for the woodpecker's wing beats per minute:

Hummingbird's wing beats per minute = 850 wing beats/minute x 5 = 4250 wing beats/minute

Therefore, the hummingbird is beating its wings 4250 times per minute.