Jack is swimming in the 500 meter race. It takes him 1minute and 35 seconds to swim one lap in an olympic sized pool (50 meters long - 25 meters wide.) How long will it take him to swim the 500 meter race
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To calculate the time it will take for Jack to swim the 500-meter race, we need to determine how many laps of the pool he will need to swim.
Given that the pool's length is 50 meters and Jack takes 1 minute and 35 seconds (or 95 seconds) to swim one lap, we can calculate the number of laps using the formula:
Number of laps = Total distance / Distance per lap
In this case, the total distance is 500 meters, and the distance per lap is 50 meters. Plugging these values into the formula:
Number of laps = 500 meters / 50 meters
Number of laps = 10 laps
So, Jack will need to swim 10 laps to complete the 500-meter race.
To find out how long it will take for him to swim the entire race, we multiply the time it takes for one lap (95 seconds) by the number of laps:
Total time = Time per lap * Number of laps
Total time = 95 seconds * 10 laps
Total time = 950 seconds
Therefore, it will take Jack 950 seconds to complete the 500-meter race.