When a grizzly bear hibernates, its heart rate drops to 101010 beats per minute, which is 20\%20%20, percent of its normal value. What is a grizzly bear's normal heart rate when not hibernating?

We know that the rate of 10 beats per minute is equal to 20, percent of the normal rate. We need to find out the normal left parenthesis, 100, percent, right parenthesis number of beats per minute a grizzly bear has when not hibernating.

Since we already know the value for 20, percent, we can just multiply by 5 to see how many heart beats equal 100, percent.
Percent20, percentright arrow, start superscript, times, 5, end superscript100, percent
Heart beats10right arrow, start superscript, times, 5, end superscript50

The grizzly bear's usual heart rate is 50 beats per minute.

 

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