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A runner can jog at 5m\s how many laps or a 400m track could she complete in 4 minutrs?

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Answer:

3 laps

Step-by-step explanation:

1 minute = 60 seconds.

4 minutes * 60 seconds/ 1 minute = ==> use seconds-minutes conversion

factor to solve for the number of

seconds in 4 minutes

4 * 60 seconds/1 = ==> cancel the minutes unit

4 * 60 seconds = 240 seconds in 4 minutes

Now solve for the number of meters completed in 240 seconds by using the meters-seconds conversion

240 seconds * 5 meters/1 second=

240 * 5 meters/1= ==> cancel the seconds unit

240*5 meters = 1200 meters

Now solve for the number of laps equivalent to 1200 meters by using the laps-meters conversion

1200 meters * 1 lap/400 meters =

1200 * 1 lap/400 = ==> cancel the meters unit

1200 laps/400 =

1200/400 laps = 3 laps

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