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

Answer 1

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.