Unusual Unit Conversion Problem | Dataford Interview Questions

Solve this unit conversion problem: "A wobegong is moving at 11 ripples per sand dune, so if every sand dune is three stick-widths and every ripple is eight tail-flicks, how many tail-flicks per stick-width was the wobegong moving?"

Implement a function that converts a rate from ripples per sand dune into tail-flicks per stick-width. Return the result as a floating-point number.

Input: Three positive numbers: ripples_per_dune, stick_widths_per_dune, and tail_flicks_per_ripple.

Output: tail_flicks_per_stick_width.

Constraints

0 < ripples_per_dune <= 10^9
0 < stick_widths_per_dune <= 10^9
0 < tail_flicks_per_ripple <= 10^9
Return the mathematical result as a floating-point number

Function Signature

def convert_rate(ripples_per_dune, stick_widths_per_dune, tail_flicks_per_ripple):

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