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  • 11-11-2017
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patrick is at swim practice, he swims 4/5 of a lap in 3/4 of a minute

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maxhwoy
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  • 11-11-2017
Full lap he will swim in time equal x (in minutes). Here is the proportion:
[tex] \frac{4/5}{1} = \frac{3/4}{x} \\ 4x/5 = 3/4 \\ x = (3/4)*(5/4) \\ x = 15/16[/tex]
So, the answer will be 15/16 minutes or 56.25 seconds.
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