document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=261181>Question 261181</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Mary walked 4 laps around the park track. It took Mary 4 minutes to walk the first<BR>\n" );
document.write( "lap. The second lap took 25% longer than the first lap. The third lap took 20%<BR>\n" );
document.write( "longer than the second lap. The final lap took 50% longer than the third. What was<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Mary�s total walking time for the 4 laps? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Mary walked 4 laps around the park track. It took Mary 4 minutes to walk the first<BR>\n" );
document.write( "lap. The second lap took 25% longer than the first lap. The third lap took 20%<BR>\n" );
document.write( "longer than the second lap. The final lap took 50% longer than the third. What was<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Mary�s total walking time for the 4 laps?<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The correct answer to this problem is not 5+6+9 = 20 minutes, as it is stated in the @mananth solution.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The correct answer is  4 + 5 + 6 + 9 = 24 minutes.\r<BR>\n" );
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