Question

an athlete completes one lap in 2/3 of a minute. if he runs at the same rate, how long will he take to coplete two whole number and a half laps?​

Answer 1

the time taken to complete two whole number and a half laps is

1 ²/₃ min

Explanation:

Given;

time taken to complete 1 lap, = 2/3 minutes

The time taken to complete 2 and 1/2 laps is calculated as follows;

`Time \ taken= (2)/(3 ) (\min)/(lap) \ * \ 2(1)/(2) laps\\\\Time \ taken = (2)/(3) (\min)/(lap) \ * \ (5 )/(2) laps= (5 )/(3) \min = 1(2)/(3) \min`

Therefore, the time taken to complete two whole number and a half laps is

1 ²/₃ min