A lizard is blown out to sea during a hurricane. This type of storm occurs very infrequently-on average once every 100 years. The lizard washes up on the beach of a small island. The lizard finds some beetles on the beach.

This Question #12: The lizard can get an average of about 20 calories from consuming a beetle. It takes the lizard 10 calories a minute to chase and catch beetles. What is the maximum amount of time that the lizard can spend catching each beetle and still survive?

2 minutes

6 minutes

10 minutes

20 minutes

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Levy

2 March, 04:35

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Tessa Frey · Answer 1

It would take the lizard 10. minutes to survive