Jenny ran 4 laps in 5 minutes. How many seconds did it take to run each lap if she ran at a steady pace?

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Answer 1

1. We know that there are 60 seconds in 1 minute
2. 60 seconds * 5 minutes = 300 seconds
3. We know she ran 4 laps so we are looking for a rate of (seconds or seconds per lap
4. so we divide the number (#) of laps by the number (#) of seconds
5. 300 seconds and 4 laps
6. 300 seconds/ 4 laps = 75 seconds/ 1 lap
7. It took 75 seconds to run each lap.