Kelly's mom timed her as she swam a 3-lap race in 1 minute 43 seconds. Her swimming coach timed Kelly only on her last two laps. Describe how Kelly might calculate how long it took her to swim the first lap using the information from her mom and the coach.

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Kelly's mom timed her as she swam a 3-lap race in 1 minute 43 seconds. Her swimming coach timed Kelly only on her last two laps. Describe how Kelly might calculate how long it took her to swim the first lap using the information from her mom and the coach. 

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