John ran a race in 36 minutes. If each lap takes 9 minutes to run, write and solve an equation to find out how many laps John had to run. SHOW YOUR WORK AND SOLVE PLEASE

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John ran a race in 36 minutes. If each lap takes 9 minutes to run, write and solve an equation to find out how many laps John had to run.

SHOW YOUR WORK AND SOLVE PLEASE

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Answer:

4 laps

Explanation:

Solved using a proportion.

(1)/(9) = (y)/(36)

9 × y = 1 × 36

9y = 36

9y ÷ 9 = 36 ÷ 9

y = 4

Elliott Collins answered Jul 13, 2022

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