Question

. The team practice s in a pool that is 30 meters long by 20 meters wide. T he fastest member on the team completes a lap in 22.5 seconds. H ow long will it take them to complete a lap in an Olympic - size d compe tition pool that is 50 meters long by 25 meters wide if each team member swims at the same rate in both pools ?

Answer 1

`(22.5)/(30) = (x)/(50) \\\\30x=22.5 (50)\\\\30x=1125\\\\\boxed{x =37.5~seconds}`