Question

at the pool, hayley swims 45 laps in 30 minutes. how many laps is this per minute? do not round your answer.

Explanation:

Step1: Identify the formula

To find laps per minute, use laps divided by minutes.
$\text{Laps per minute}=\frac{\text{Total laps}}{\text{Total minutes}}$

Step2: Substitute values

Total laps = 45, total minutes = 30.
$\text{Laps per minute}=\frac{45}{30}$

Step3: Simplify the fraction

$\frac{45}{30}=\frac{3}{2}= 1.5$

Answer:

1.5