An Olympic swimmer can swim 50 meters in 21 seconds. How long would it take the swimmer to swim 800 meters if he kept up the same pace?

LawrenceGS asked Dec 6, 2023

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LawrenceGS asked Dec 6, 2023

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Answer:

It would take 336 seconds

Explanation:

Set up as a proportion:

50 meters/21 seconds = 800 meters/x

Then we cross multiply to find the answer:

336 = x

Zazaeil answered Dec 11, 2023

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