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24 November, 09:20

A long distance runner does a first lap around a track in exactly 50 seconds. as she tires, each subsequent lap takes 20% longer than the previous one. how long does she take to run 3 laps?

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  1. 24 November, 09:31
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    New percentage=100+20=120%

    1st lap = 120%of 50 = 60

    2nd lap = 120% of 60 = 72

    3rd lap = 120% of 72 = 86.4 second
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