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Tyler can swim 5 laps of the school pool in 3 minutes. Jose can swim 6 laps in 4 minutes. And Kevin can swim 4 laps in 2 minutes. If each person swims at a constant rate, who is the fastest swimmer?

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User Mirswith
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Answer:

The fastest swimmer is kevin

Explanation:

divide how many laps by the minute and the answer is how many laps they swim in 1 minute.

tyler swims 1.6 laps every minute

jose swims 1.5 laps every minute

kevin swims 2 laps every minute

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