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UKMT Junior Mathematical Challenge, 2025

Algebra Difficulty 2.0 Junior Find the answer United Kingdom

Carol and Sandra swim at their local $25\text{ m}$ pool. Sandra always swims $4$ lengths in the same amount of time as Carol swims $3$ lengths. One Monday morning, Carol swims $36$ lengths. How far would Sandra swim in the same time?

(A) $600\text{ m}$ (B) $675\text{ m}$ (C) $900\text{ m}$ (D) $1200\text{ m}$ (E) $1350\text{ m}$

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