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2. The Hungry Tuna

What is the minimum number of fish a 3m long bluefin tuna wouldhave to eat to fuel a non–stop voyage across the Atlantic in twoweeks if they traveled at 14.88 km/hr on average? How often wouldprey fish need to be captured during this voyage? Assume a traveldistance of 5000 km and that the tuna can extract 1000 kJ of energyfrom each prey fish. You may also assume that the body is ellipticalin cross–section, that the body height is 1/4 the body length andthe body width is 1/8 the body length.

Edit: The mass of the tuna is not given. This problem issolvable with the information given above.

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Answer: The tuna must eat at least 57 fish.Given that this occurs over 2 weeks, the tuna must eat at least4.05 fish each day. But how do I get to this answer? Pleaseshow work and formulas used to get the provided answers. Thankyou!

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