SOLUTION: Mary ran threelaps in training. it took her 5/6 minutes to run first lap. The second lap took her 1/12 more minutes than the second lap. The third lap took her 1/10 less than the

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Question 1135156: Mary ran threelaps in training. it took her 5/6 minutes to run first lap. The second lap took her 1/12 more minutes than the
second lap. The third lap took her 1/10 less than the second lap. How long did it take for her to finish the third lap?
Found 2 solutions by greenestamps, josgarithmetic:
Answer by greenestamps(13200)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!


We COULD guess what is VERY LIKELY the actual given information.

But it's not our job to do that. It's your job to make sure you give us the right information.

Re-post, stating the problem correctly.

(1) "The second lap took her 1/12 more minutes than the second lap" ... (nonsense)
(2) "The third lap took her 1/10 less than the second lap" ... 1/10 what?

If you are serious about getting help with your questions, it is to your advantage to make sure you state the question correctly!
Answer by josgarithmetic(39620)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
This might be easier to do as 'seconds'.

I am assuming here, that the third lap is MINUTES LESS than the second lap. One-tenth of a minute is 6 seconds. 
LAP NUMBER           MINUTES                   SECONDS
  1                                          50
  2                                     55
  3                                 49
TOTAL                                           154

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