It take Zoe 2.5 minutes to swim 20 laps around the pool what is Zoe's unit rate

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CoolGuyHasChillDay · Answer 1 · 2019-06-12T12:22:07+0000

Time taken to swim 20 laps = 2.5 minutes

Hence, time taken to swim 1 lap will be =
(2.5)/(20) =0.125 minutes

Or convert it into seconds =
0.125*60=7.5 seconds

Hence, Zoe's swim rate is 1 lap per 0.125 minutes. Or 1 lap per 7.5 seconds.