Problema Solution

A dragonfly has a winglength of 1.6 inches and a wingspeed of 45 times per second. If a bee has a wingspeed of 200 beats per second, what is the length of a bee's wing?

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The smaller the wing the faster it would beat.  The relationship can then be:

1.6*45=200x

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x=0.36

So a bee's wingspeed would be 0.36 inches.