Jessica is swimming in the 500 meter race. It takes her 1 minute and 35 seconds to swim one lap in an Olympic sized pool(it's only 50 meters long).
How long will it take her to swim the 500 meter race?
One lap is down and back, for 100 m.
500 m is 5 times as long as 100 meters, so it will take
5 * 1:35 = 5:165 = 7:45
To find out how long it will take Jessica to swim the 500 meter race, we need to calculate the time for each lap and then multiply it by the number of laps in the race.
Given that it takes Jessica 1 minute and 35 seconds to swim one lap in a 50-meter long pool, we can convert this time to seconds only for easier calculation.
1 minute is equal to 60 seconds. So, we have:
1 minute and 35 seconds = (1 * 60 seconds) + 35 seconds = 60 seconds + 35 seconds = 95 seconds per lap.
Now, let's figure out how many laps she needs to complete the 500-meter race. Since each lap in an Olympic-sized pool is 50 meters long, we divide the total distance of the race by the length of one lap:
500 meters / 50 meters per lap = 10 laps.
Finally, to calculate the total time it will take Jessica to swim the race, we multiply the time per lap by the number of laps:
95 seconds per lap * 10 laps = 950 seconds.
Therefore, it will take Jessica 950 seconds to swim the 500 meter race.