A giant tortoise can live 175 years in captivity. The gastrotrich, which is a small aquatic animal, has a life-span of only 3 days (72 hours). If a gastrotrich died after 36 hours, a giant tortoise that lived 87.5 yeas would live proportionally the same because they both would have died halfway through their life-span.
How long would a giant tortoise live if it lived proportionally the same as a gastrotrich that died after 50 hours?
Set up a proportion of hours lived to lifespan where n is the number of years the giant tortoise lives:
50/72 = n/175
Using our proportion calculator, we get:
n = 121.5
How long would a giant tortoise live if it lived proportionally the same as a gastrotrich that died after 50 hours?
Set up a proportion of hours lived to lifespan where n is the number of years the giant tortoise lives:
50/72 = n/175
Using our proportion calculator, we get:
n = 121.5