Question

An athletics track has two straight lengths of 100 m and two semi-circular ends of radius 31.8 as shown below. How many laps will an athlete need to complete in order to finish a 10000 m race? Give your answer correct to the nearest lap
2 pi * 31.8 + 200 = 400 meters/lap
10,000 / 400 = 25 laps

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