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Charlie runs laps around a track. The table shows how long it takes him to run different numbers of laps. How long would it take Charlie to run 5 laps?

Number of laps 2 4 6 8 10
Time (min) 18 36 54 72 90


It will take Charlie ___
minutes to run 5 laps.

User TimLeung
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270 mins - 10 laps

xmins -5 laps

(cross multiply)

270*5=10x

10x=1350

x= 1350/10

x=135 mins

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