You spend 120 minutes practicing front stroke and back stroke laps in your pool. The ratio of time spent on backstroke is 7:8. How much time do you spend on backstroke? Someone, please help I'm desperate.

Akhil Ghatiki asked Jun 11, 2023

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Answer:

the total time spent on backstroke is 64minutes

Explanation:

get the ratio of backstroke then divide it by the total ratio then multiply by 120

(8/8+7)×120

=8×8

=64

Kas Hunt answered Jun 17, 2023

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