The amount of time it takes a swimmer to swim a race is inversely proportional to the average speed of the swimmer. A swimmer fi

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The amount of time it takes a swimmer to swim a race is inversely proportional to the average speed of the swimmer. A swimmer fi

nishes a race in 25 seconds with an average speed of 6 feet per second. Find the average speed of the swimmer if it takes 50 seconds to finish the race.

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Ket [755] · Answer 1 · 2022-03-13T17:04:21+03:00

Ket [755]3 years ago

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Answer:

3 feet per second

Step-by-step explanation:

If the time is multiplied by 2, the inverse relationship tells you the speed is multiplied by 1/2.

(1/2)(6 ft/s) = 3 ft/s

The swimmer's average speed is 3 ft/s.