Question

Each lap around the track at Lincoln Community Center is 400 meters long. Levi ran a total of 1,600 meters as a warm-up before his workout. Let w be the number of laps Levi ran around the track as a warm-up. Write and solve an equation to find w.

Answer 1

It would be 400w = 1600. Since each lap is worth 400 meters, then multiplying the amount of laps by the length of the Lincoln Community Center (which is 400 meters long), it will give you the amount Levi ran.

To solve 400w = 1600, divide both sides by 400 to isolate the variable, and you will get w = 4.