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Time taken by Nita to swim 4 laps = 14 minutes
Time taken by Nita to swim 10 laps = (14/4) 10
                                                         = 7 5
                                                         = 35
So Nita will needs 35 minutes to swim 10 laps if her speed of swimming is the same.

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cdbuck

let x = time in minutes it takes Nita to swim 10 laps
you can set up a proportion for this:
\(\frac{4 laps}{10 laps}= \frac{14 mins}{x}\)
cross multiply to get:
4x=140
divide both sides by 4 to get your final answer:
x=35
so to swim 10 laps in the pool, it took Nita 35 minutes

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