SOLUTION: Eugene takes 5/6 minute to run one lap around the track, If Eugene runs around the track at the same pace for 1/4 hour how many laps will he run?

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Question 1172234: Eugene takes 5/6 minute to run one lap around the track, If Eugene runs around the track at the same pace for 1/4 hour how many laps will he run?
Found 2 solutions by Boreal, MathTherapy:
Answer by Boreal(15235) About Me  (Show Source):
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900 sec in 1/4 hour
50 sec in 5/6 minute/lap
so 18 laps in a quarter hour.

Answer by MathTherapy(10551) About Me  (Show Source):
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Eugene takes 5/6 minute to run one lap around the track, If Eugene runs around the track at the same pace for 1/4 hour how many laps will he run?
Time taken to run 1 lap: matrix%281%2C2%2C+5%2F6%2C+minute%29

Total time running: matrix%281%2C5%2C+1%2F4%2C+hour%2C+%22=%22%2C+15%2C+minutes%29

Number of laps run: