On average, the bottle-nosed dolphin comes up for air once every two minutes; the beluga whale, a ...
On average, the bottle-nosed dolphin comes up for air once every two minutes; the beluga whale, a close relative, comes up for air on average once every five minutes. The number of times a bottle-nosed dolphin would come up for air in a 24 hour period is approximately what percent greater than the number of times a beluga whale would come up for air in that same period?
Answer/Solution
150%
Steps/Work
Soln;-
30∗24−12∗24/12∗24=30−12/12=18/1230∗24−12∗24/12∗24=30−12/12=18/12
So 150%, Answer is C.
30∗24−12∗24/12∗24=30−12/12=18/1230∗24−12∗24/12∗24=30−12/12=18/12
So 150%, Answer is C.