SOLUTION: in the swim portion of the race, participants usually swim from shore to a marker some distance from shore and back. In a 1.5 k swim, how far does the entrant swim each way?

SOLUTION: in the swim portion of the race, participants usually swim from shore to a marker some distance from shore and back. In a 1.5 k swim, how far does the entrant swim each way?

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Question 479684: in the swim portion of the race, participants usually swim from shore to a marker some distance from shore and back. In a 1.5 k swim, how far does the entrant swim each way?
Answer by jorel1380(3719) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
1.5/2=.75 kilometers each way..
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