
Austin H.
asked 07/06/15While playing games on a particular smart phone, 1% of the battery is drained every five minutes of game play. The battery starts off at 80% full.
The number of minutes played on a full battery
The amount of battery needed to play for 80 minutes
The amount of battery needed to play for 75 minutes
None of these
The amount of battery needed to play for 80 minutes
The amount of battery needed to play for 75 minutes
None of these
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David W. answered 07/06/15
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If 1% of battery capacity is drained for each 5 minutes of play,
then a full battery (100%) can last for (1%*5 minutes/percent) = 500 minutes (note that percent cancels out)
80 minutes / 500 minutes = 0.16 = 16%
75 minutes / 500 minutes = 0.15 = 15%
Sorry, what is "none of these?"
Extra note: this is only a problem, so don't expect a linear draining of a real battery or the ability to drain to 0.
then a full battery (100%) can last for (1%*5 minutes/percent) = 500 minutes (note that percent cancels out)
80 minutes / 500 minutes = 0.16 = 16%
75 minutes / 500 minutes = 0.15 = 15%
Sorry, what is "none of these?"
Extra note: this is only a problem, so don't expect a linear draining of a real battery or the ability to drain to 0.
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David W.
07/06/15