Question

Pierce swims 10 laps in 8 minutes. He spent the same amount of time on each lap. How much time did each lap take him? But there asking for in answer in fraction form.... please help!

Answer 1

4/5 of a minute (48 seconds)

Explanation:

Pierce swims 10 laps in 8 minutes. This means that the time it takes for him to swim each lap is 8 minutes divided by 10 laps (because that's the total time, and you split it amongst the ten laps). 8/10 simplified is 4/5 (divide numerator and denominator by 2). Hope that helps!