Question

Jada swims 4 laps, which is 2/5

of the number of laps she plans to swim.

How many laps does Jada plan to swim? Use x
for the number of laps Jada plans to swim.

Equation:
Solution:

Answer 1

Let x be the number of laps Jada plans to swim.

According to the problem, 4 laps is 2/5 of the number of laps she plans to swim, so we can write:

4 = 2/5 * x

To solve for x, we can first multiply both sides by the reciprocal of 2/5, which is 5/2:

4 * 5/2 = x

Simplifying the left side:

10 = x

Therefore, Jada plans to swim 10 laps.