Ella swims four times a week at her club's pool. She swims the same number of laps on Monday, Wednesday, and Friday, and 15 laps on Saturday. She swims a total of 51 laps each week. How many laps does she swim on Monday?

Mathematics · Middle School · Thu Feb 04 2021

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So assuming she swims the same on Monday, Wednesday, and Friday, as well as 15 on Saturday, We can essentially set up an equation.
=(51-15)/3
=(36)/3
=12 everyday without Saturday

so,

She swims 12 laps On Monday.