Question

Lin runs 5 laps around a track in 6 minutes

A: how many minutes per lap is that
B: how many laps per minute is that?
C: if Lin runs 21 laps at the same rate, how long does it take her

Answer 1

Lin runs 5 laps around the track in 6 minutes. = 6/5 minutes

Therefore, Time taken to cover one lap is 1.2 mintues.

Speed = Distance/Time

Speed = 6/5

So the speed is .83 laps per minute

and for the last one Lin took 25.30 minutes to run 21 laps.

because 0.83 x 21