ANSWER
0.40 s/beat
EXPLANATION
Given:
• A heart rate of 151 beats per minute
Find:
• The time per beat (in seconds/beat)
So, we know that the heart rate is given in beats/minute, but we want to find the time per beat in seconds/beat. To do so, first, we have to find the heart rate in beats/second. If 60 seconds is 1 minute,
[tex]151\frac{beat}{min}\cdot\frac{1min}{60s}=\frac{151}{60}\frac{beat}{s}[/tex]Now, the reciprocal will be the time per beat,
[tex]\frac{60}{151}\frac{s}{beat}\approx0.40s[/tex]Hence, the time per beat is 0.40 s/beat, rounded to two decimal places.