The track team is trying to reduce their time for a relay race. First they reduce their time by 2.1 minutes. Then they are able to reduce that time by 1/10. If their final time is 3.96 minutes, what was their beginning time?

What was the track teams initial relay time in minutes?

15.7 minutes

Step-by-step explanation:

Let x be the time in the beginning (in minutes).

Given: The track team is trying to reduce their time for a relay race.

First they reduce their time by 2.1 minutes.

Then they are able to reduce that time by 10

If their final time is 3.96 minutes, then

x-t1-t2= 3.6
x= 3.6+ t1+ t2
x= 3.6+ 2.1+ 10
x= 15.7

Hence, their beginning time was 15.7 minutes.