Homework Help: math

Posted by lynn on Saturday, October 27, 2012 at 9:04pm.

Two swimmers competed in a 20 mile race. Person 1 swam at a rate of 4 miles every 25 minutes. Person 2 swam at a rate of 3 miles every 20 minutes, Who won and what was each swimmers time?

math - Ms. Sue, Saturday, October 27, 2012 at 9:09pm
Person 1:
20/4 = 5
5 * 25 = 125 minutes

Person 2:
20/3 = 6.66667
6.66667 * 20 = 133.33 minutes

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