Question

Bulan rows on a crew team. Her team rows their boat at a split (rate) of
500 m/ 2 min
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What is Bulan's team's rowing rate in
min/m
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Answer 1

500 miles in 2 minutes means you divide 500 by 2 to find what half of 500 is since you do half of 1,

so the answer is

250 m/ min

Answer 2

Answer: 1 min/250 m

Step-by-step explanation:

Given : Bulan rows on a crew team. Her team rows their boat at a split (rate) of  500 m/2 min

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To find : Bulan's team's rowing rate in  min/m.

For that we need to find the reciprocal of the split rate.

i.e. $\text{Rowing rate}=\dfrac{1}{\text{split rate}}$

i.e. $\text{Rowing rate}=\dfrac{1}{\dfrac{500}{2}}$

i.e. $\text{Rowing rate}=\dfrac{2}{\text{500}}=\dfrac{1}{250}$

i.e. Bulan's team's rowing rate = 1 min/250 m