Tocalculate : The total number of lightning strikes detected during the given time.
Answer to Problem 38E
The total number of lightning strikes detected over 24 hours is
Explanation of Solution
Given information :
Consider the information provided in the question:
Rate of lightning strikes =
Total time duration =
Formula used :
Consider the formula for calculation of number of lightning strikes:
Total number of lightning strikes (
Calculation :
As per the problem,
Rate of lightning strikes(
Total time duration (
As the unit of rate is per minute, the time needs to be converted to minutes.
Convert hours into minutes using the conversion expression:
Therefore,
Total time duration in minutes =
Now using the formula:
Substitute the value
Hence,
Total number of lightning strikes (
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