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Question 482333: An athlete decides to run the same distance in 1/4th less time that she usually took. By how percent will she have to increase her average speed? Answer by jorel1380(3719) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! .75=1/t
.75t=1
t=1/.75=1.33333=1-1/3
She will have to increase her speed by 33.333% to run the same distance in 3/4's of the time..
