document.write( "Question 201710: If a race car can go around a track in 5 minutes,then how long will it take to go around the track if it increases its speed by 20%? \n" ); document.write( "
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\n" ); document.write( "If the distance is the same and the speed increases by a factor of 120/100 = 6/5, then the time required is decreased by a factor of 6/5 -- i.e. multiplied by a factor of 5/6.

\n" ); document.write( "(5 minutes) * (5/6) = 25/6 minutes = 4 1/6 minutes = 4 minutes 10 seconds

\n" ); document.write( "ANSWER: 4 minutes and 10 seconds

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