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Bob completed a race in half of an hour. He ran 4 laps. Each lap was ran equally. How much of an hour did bob run on each lap?

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Answer:

Time taken for each lap = 3/8 of an hour

Explanation:

Given:

Time taken for 4 laps =
1(1)/(2) = 3/2 hours

Find:

Time taken for each lap

Computation:

Time taken for each lap = Time taken / Number of laps

Time taken for each lap = (3/2) / 4

Time taken for each lap = 3/8 of an hour

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