Question

Melanie can run around the track 9 times in 28 minutes. At this rate, how many laps can she run in 1 hour and 15 minutes?

Answer 1

Step-by-step explanation:

First step is to identify what the problem is asking for and what is given.

9 laps in 28 minutes

Searching for number of laps in 1 hour and 15 min.

1 hour + 15 min. = 75 minutes convert to minutes

9 laps / 28 minutes = x laps / 75 minutes create an equation

9/28 = x/75

9*75 = 28x cross multiply

675 = 28x

x = 675/28 = 24.12 simplify

Melanie can run 24 complete laps in 1 hour and 15 minutes.