Question

If Miguel swam 6 lengths of the pool and po swam 3 times as far as Miguel. Lionel swam 1/3 as far as Miguel. What is the equation for how many lengths did Lionel swim

Answer 1

Answer:
`y=(1)/(3)\cdot 6`

Explanation:

Let y be the number of lengths of the pool Lionel swam.

Given : Miguel swam 6 lengths of the pool .

Lionel swam
`(1)/(3)` as far as Miguel.

Then, the number of lengths Lionel swam :

`y=(1)/(3)\cdot \text{No. of lengths of pool Miguel swam }`

`y=(1)/(3)\cdot 6`

Hence, the equation for how many lengths did Lionel swim will be :

`y=(1)/(3)\cdot 6`

If we simplify it , we get y= 2

Thus , Lionel swam 2 lengths of pool.

Answer 2

Lionel = (1/3)(6 lengths)

Explanation:

The problem statement tells us that Lionel swam 1/3 as far as the 6 lengths that Miguel swam. Lionel's distance can be found from the equation ...

Lionel = (1/3)(6 lengths)