The total number of laps taken by Janice and Thomas in 1 hour is 15
We have been given the following data, Janice and Thomas are roller blading around Sampson Pond it takes them 4 minutes to complete a lap.
We need to write and solve an equation to how many laps they can complete in one hour if they continue roller at this pace.
We know that, 1 lap = 4mins
[tex]\text {The total number of laps }=\frac{\text { total time spent roller blading }}{\text { time taken to complete each lap }}[/tex]
Plugging in values, we get
[tex]\text { Total number of laps }=\frac{1 \text { hour }}{4 \text { mins }}[/tex]
We know that 1 hour = 60 minutes
[tex]=\frac{60 \mathrm{mins}}{4 \mathrm{mins}}=15[/tex]
Hence, the total number of laps taken by Janice and Thomas in 1 hour is 15
