A resting person's heart beats approximately 72 times per minute. How many total heartbeats would occur in a…

A resting person's heart beats approximately 72 times per minute. How many total heartbeats would occur in a resting period of 5 minutes?
  1. 360
  2. 350
  3. 420
  4. 720

Solution

Total heartbeats = $72 \text{ beats/min} \times 5 \text{ minutes} = 360$ beats.

Asked in: Homi Bhabha Practice

Practice more Our Skeletal System and the Skin questions on Aicharya