Question

Laura the seahorse enjoys exercising at the local swimming pool. She swims 2 laps every 1.5 minutes . If Laura swims 12 laps, how long does she swim?

Answer 1

2 12
_ = _
1.5 X 2x =12(1.5) multiply 12 and 1.5 then divide both sides by 2 to get x by itself and thats your answer

Answer 2

Laura swims 12 laps in 9 minutes