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2. The Hungry Tuna
What is the minimum number of fish a 3m long bluefin tuna would have to eat to fuel a non–stop voyage across the Atlantic in two weeks if they traveled at 14.88 km/hr on average? How often would prey fish need to be captured during this voyage? Assume a travel distance of 5000 km and that the tuna can extract 1000 kJ of energy from each prey fish. You may also assume that the body is elliptical in cross–section, that the body height is 1/4 the body length and the body width is 1/8 the body length.
Edit: The mass of the tuna is not given. This problem is solvable 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 least 4.05 fish each day. But how do I get to this answer? Please show work and formulas used to get the provided answers. Thank you!