Question

Ronald ran 6 laps in 12 minutes. Which ratio can be used to find the number of laps that Ronald ran in 1 minute?
StartFraction 6 Over 12 EndFraction
StartFraction 12 Over 6 EndFraction
StartFraction 6 Over 1 EndFraction
One-sixth

Answer 1

To find the number of laps Ronald ran in 1 minute, you can use the ratio of the laps to the time.

Since he ran 6 laps in 12 minutes, the appropriate ratio to find out how many laps he ran in 1 minute would be:

\[
\frac{6 \text{ laps}}{12 \text{ minutes}}
\]

This simplifies to:

\[
\frac{6}{12} = \frac{1}{2}
\]

This means Ronald ran \( \frac{1}{2} \) laps in 1 minute.

Thus, the correct answer that can be used to find the number of laps per minute is:

**StartFraction 6 Over 12 EndFraction**.