Peter and Paul were at track practice. The track is 2/5 kilometers all around. Peter ran 1 lap in 2 minutes. How many minutes do

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3 years ago

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es it take Peter to run one kilometer?

2 answers:

frozen [14] · Answer 1 · 2022-02-27T05:39:23+03:00

Answer:

5 minutes.

Step-by-step explanation:

Peter and Paul were at track practice.

The track is 2/5 km all around.

Peter ran 1 lap in 2 minutes.

So is 2/5km are covered in 2 minutes

1km will be covered in how many minutes?

Cross multiplying gives;

(1 × 2) ÷ 2/5

= 2 × 5/2

= 5 minutes.

Korvikt [17] · Answer 2 · 2022-02-27T07:22:33+03:00

Answer:

Peter take 5 minutes to travel 1 kilometers.

Step-by-step explanation:

Given :

Peter and Paul were at track practice.

The track is 2/5 kilometers all around.

Peter ran 1 lap in 2 minutes.

To Find : How many minutes does it take Peter to run one kilometer.

Solution :

Peter ran 1 lap = 2/5 kilometers in 2 minutes.

So, Peter ran in 1 kilometers in minutes :

$2\div \frac{2}{5}$

⇒ $2\times \frac{5}{2}$

⇒ $5$

Hence Peter take 5 minutes to travel 1 kilometers.