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One lap of a racing circuit is 15/4km work out the total distance for 9/2

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\bf \begin{array}{ccll} laps&km s\\ \cline{1-2}\\ 1&(15)/(4)\\[0.8em] (9)/(2)&x \end{array}\implies \cfrac{1}{~~(9)/(2)~~}=\cfrac{~~(15)/(4)~~}{x}\implies \cfrac{2}{9}=\cfrac{15}{4x}\implies 8x=135 \\\\\\ x=\cfrac{135}{8}\implies x=16(7)/(8)

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