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A swimming pool is 50 metres long and 25 metres wide. How many lengths of the pool will a competitor in a 1500 metre race have to swim?​

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Answer: 30

Reason:

I'm assuming that the swimmer travels along the 50 meter side

Divide 1500 over 50 to get 1500/50 = 30, which tells us that the swimmer must make 30 trips.

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