Question

James ran 4 laps and walked 2 laps When running his average speed was 2.5 minutes per lap When walking his average speed was 4.9 minutes per lap How long did it take James to complete 6 laps? 7.4 minutes 9.9 minutes 14.8 minutes Or 19.8 minutes

Answer 1

19.8 minutes

Explanation:

Total time the 4 laps was completed = 4 x 2.5 = 10 minutes

Total time the 2 laps was completed = 2 x 4.9 = 9.8 minutes

total time = 10 minutes + 9.8 minutes = 19.8 minutes