Question

In 2008, Scott Dixon won the Indianapolis 500, completing 500 laps in approximately 3.5 hours. Approximately how long did it take for him to complete 1 lap?

Answer 1

Answer:

0.007 hour or 25.2 seconds

Step-by-step explanation:

From the question, we are told that for Scott Dixon,he completed

500 laps in approximately = 3.5 hours. 1 lap approximately =

Cross Multiply

= 1 lap × 3.5 hours = 500 laps × a hours

a hours = 1 lap × 3.5 hours/500 laps

a hours = 0.007hours

We can convert 0.007 hours to seconds

60 seconds = 1 minute

60 minutes = 1 hour

1 hour = 60 × 60

= 3600 seconds

1 hour = 3600 seconds

0.007 hour =

0.007 hour × 3600 seconds

= 25.2 seconds

Therefore, it took Dixon approximately 0.007 hour or 25.2 seconds did it take for him to complete 1 lap