Question

It takes 58 seconds for an athlete to run round a track. The athlete maintained the same speed throughout. How many times will it take the athlete to run round the track fifteen times?

Answer 1

To find out how long it will take the athlete to run round the track fifteen times, we first know that it takes the athlete 58 seconds to complete one lap.

Now, we can calculate the time for fifteen laps:

\[
\text{Time for 15 laps} = 15 \times 58 \text{ seconds}
\]

Calculating this:

\[
15 \times 58 = 870 \text{ seconds}
\]

Therefore, it will take the athlete **870 seconds** to run round the track fifteen times.