Wanda has run many marathons and keeps track of all of her finishing times. At her most recent race, she finished in 136 minutes. That is 20% shorter than her previous race. What was Wanda's finishing time at the previous race?_____ minutes
Q. Wanda has run many marathons and keeps track of all of her finishing times. At her most recent race, she finished in 136 minutes. That is 20% shorter than her previous race. What was Wanda's finishing time at the previous race?_____ minutes
Calculate Previous Race Time: Calculate the time of the previous race based on the percentage decrease.Reasoning: If 136 minutes is 20% shorter, it means Wanda's previous race was 100% - 20% = 80% of the previous race time.Calculation: Let x be the time of the previous race. Then, 80% of x equals 136 minutes.0.8x=136
Find x for Previous Race Time: Solve for x to find the previous race time.Reasoning: Divide both sides by 0.8 to isolate x.Calculation: x=0.8136x=170
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