amy can swim 6 laps in 9 minutes. each lap is 50 meters how many minutes would it take to swim 800 meters at that rate
To find out how many minutes it would take to swim 800 meters at the same rate, we can use the following proportion:
6 laps / 9 minutes = x laps / y minutes
First, let's find out how many laps Amy swims in 800 meters:
800 meters / 50 meters per lap = 16 laps
Now, we can set up our proportion:
6 laps / 9 minutes = 16 laps / y minutes
Cross multiply to solve for y:
6y = 144 => y = 144 / 6 = 24
Therefore, it would take Amy 24 minutes to swim 800 meters at the same rate.