Jake drives Go-Karts at an average speed of 2.75 laps per minute. If the relationship between the number of laps completed and numberof minutes varies directly, how long would i…

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Param Veer · Answer 1 · 2023-12-15T18:47:07+0000

Since the number of minutes and number of laps completed varies directly, therefore if 2.75 laps correspond to 1 min then:

$\frac{2.75\text{laps}}{1\min}=\frac{41.25\text{laps}}{x\min }\text{.}$

Solving for x we get:

$x\min =(41.25)/(2.75)1\min =15\min \text{.}$

Answer: Option B.