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The approximate number of blood cells B passing through an animal's major artery each millisecond is given byB=17ms^{4/5}, where m is the animal's mass in kilograms. Find the number of blood cells that pass through amajor artery of a 32 kg puppy each millisecond.

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Step-by-step explanation:

For this problem we have the mass of the puppy, m = 32. We just have to replace m into the given equation and solve:


B=17\cdot32^(4/5)=17\cdot(\sqrt[5]{32})^4=17\cdot2^4=17\cdot16=272

Answer:

272 blood cells per millisecond

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