Question

A veterinarian recorded a cat’s resting heart rate to be 120 beats over a 45-second time period. Complete the table to find the number of heartbeats in different amounts of time. Then find the constant of proportionality in beats per minute. number of hearveats

Number of Minutes Number of Heartbeats

0.25


0.5


0.75

1

Answer 1

1. 0.6 (continues)

2. 1.3 (continues)

3. 2

4. 2.7