)) Megan predicted she would need 45 minutes to reach the second level of her new video game, Dashy Driving. Her prediction was \( 25 \% \) higher than the actual time it took. How long did it actually take Megan to reach the second level? minutes

Megan's predicted time of 45 minutes is \( 25\% \) higher than the actual time. To find the actual time, we can determine what \( 100\% \) (the actual time) is if \( 125\% \) (the predicted time) is 45 minutes. Let \( x \) be the actual time in minutes. Then: \[ 1.25x = 45 \] To find \( x \), divide both sides by \( 1.25 \): \[ x = \frac{45}{1.25} = 36 \] So, it actually took Megan **36 minutes** to reach the second level!