Three friends drove radio controlled cars around a track. The table below shows the number of laps completed by each person and the time it took.\begin{tabular}{|l|c|c|c|}\hline & Diane & Karen & Elsa \\\hline Time (minutes) & 5 & 3 & 6 \\\hline Number of laps & 40 & 18 & 60 \\\hline\end{tabular}Write the number of laps completed per minute for each person. Then determine who drove the fastest.Number of laps completed per minute by Diane: □Number of laps completed per minute by Karen: □Number of laps completed per minute by Elsa: □Select the person who drove the fastest.DianeKarenElsa
Q. Three friends drove radio controlled cars around a track. The table below shows the number of laps completed by each person and the time it took.\begin{tabular}{|l|c|c|c|}\hline & Diane & Karen & Elsa \\\hline Time (minutes) & 5 & 3 & 6 \\\hline Number of laps & 40 & 18 & 60 \\\hline\end{tabular}Write the number of laps completed per minute for each person. Then determine who drove the fastest.Number of laps completed per minute by Diane: □Number of laps completed per minute by Karen: □Number of laps completed per minute by Elsa: □Select the person who drove the fastest.DianeKarenElsa
Calculate Diane's laps per minute: Calculate the number of laps per minute for Diane. Diane completed 40 laps in 5 minutes. Calculation: 40 laps ÷5 minutes = 8 laps per minute.
Calculate Karen's laps per minute: Calculate the number of laps per minute for Karen. Karen completed 18 laps in 3 minutes. Calculation: 18 laps ÷3 minutes = 6 laps per minute.
Calculate Elsa's laps per minute: Calculate the number of laps per minute for Elsa. Elsa completed 60 laps in 6 minutes. Calculation: 60 laps ÷6 minutes = 10 laps per minute.
Determine fastest driver: Determine who drove the fastest by comparing the laps per minute. Diane: 8 laps/min, Karen: 6 laps/min, Elsa: 10 laps/min. Elsa has the highest laps per minute.
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